Utilization Profiling for Care Management (and Profitability!)
Although there are many variables influencing healthcare costs, the most important are unit cost and utilization. Unit cost [...]
Pharmacy Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act
Introduction I read the 725-page draft of the Deficit Reduction Act[1] so you don’t have to. Well, [...]
Mother May I? Interpreting ACA Pricing Allowances
“Mother-May-I” is a classic kids’ game that teaches little ones to honor their mother by having players [...]
3rd Annual ACA Consumer Value State Rankings
The story of consumer value in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual marketplaces echoes one of the [...]
Are We In For Some Significant Health Cost Increases?
Health care costs continue to increase faster than the rest of the economy. Recent projections by the [...]
Targeting Clarity Through Transparency
Over the years much has been said about the issue of increasing costs of healthcare, its causes, [...]
Geographic Utilization Disparities and Financial Impacts
It seems natural to assume that the scientific underpinning of medicine implies a formulaic treatment for any given [...]
Land of the Free
“If you think health care is expensive now—just wait until it’s free.” —P.J. O’Rourke Health care is [...]
California Health Plan Market Summary
In California, the DMHC and DOI facilitate a transparent and accessible means to look up rates and rating [...]
Health Actuary vs Data Scientist: What is the difference?
Our firm recently hired its first data scientist to complement the consulting team of health actuaries and clinicians. [...]