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  • Drug Price Negotiation Program

    December 8, 2023

    This is a follow-up to a prior Inspire Blog article[1] we posted and the first of three we’ll be posting now that more information, detail, and realities have come to pass; this post delves deeper...

  • Differentiating Virtual Education to Optimize Outcomes

    November 9, 2023

    Prehospital medicine/patient care is a newer profession still being defined and, in many ways, redefining its role in today’s healthcare system. Prehospital medical/EMS education is...

  • What is the “Value” in Value-Based Care?

    November 3, 2023

    In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the terms "value-based reimbursement" and "value-based care" (VBC) have become buzzwords that signify a shift in how we approach...

  • Absence of Variation in Health Care

    September 13, 2023

    As we try to identify key causes of high US healthcare costs, the topic of variation, specifically variation in practice style, often emerges.  It is an accepted fact that in manufacturing quality...

  • Plan Design Considerations for Self-Funded Employers

    August 18, 2023

    Unlike insurers whose plans must comply with strict metal tier and essential health benefit requirements, self-funded groups benefit from flexibility of plan design and offerings. However...

  • Thoughts on Kaiser Acquiring Geisinger

    June 29, 2023

    A former colleague came across an article I wrote last year, 'My Recent Experience with Kaiser Health System' – Axene Health Partners, LLC.  After reading the article, she reached out to ask my thoughts...

  • Biosimilars: Maximizing Adoption

    June 24, 2023

    To achieve savings benefits from the coming wave of biosimilars, biosimilars must be adopted by prescribers, members, and payers (through their formulary strategies). While previous...

  • It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, Just Another Healthcare Disruptor!

    June 4, 2023

    As with many things in life, change is challenging, often undetected when it starts, many times mislabeled as an aberration, but always important. As John F. Kennedy once said...

  • Biosimilars: Payer Decision Making

    June 1, 2023

    Once the first Humira biosimilar, Amjevita, launched in the United States in January, payers needed to begin making decisions about coverage not only for Amjevita but for all the other Humira...

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