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That’s Just The Way It Is? Why Home Health Complexities Make Case For Investment, Not Demonization
It’s easy to spot problems and demonize home health agencies. But a broader view that takes into account the complexity of providing care at home paints a different picture. One that beds for investment, not vilification,
Change The Game, Not The Players: Why Nobody Should Have To Overcome Imposter Syndrome
“So much of feeling confident is seeing others who look like ourselves reflected in the teams and leaders of the organizations we work with and for. Being the only one in a room that looks and sounds a certain way is enough to make ourselves feel extra…
Could Bipartisan Support Of The Gig Economy Finally Fix What’s Broken With Healthcare?
Such efforts to strengthen protections for gig workers are admirable. They are, however, wrongheaded, especially when it comes to healthcare benefits access and delivery. One need look no further than our healthcare system, and employers’ failed effort…
Digital Health’s Banner Year: 2020 Investments And Investor Signals Promising Opportunities In 2021
Despite Covid-19’s impact permeating through all aspects of healthcare delivery and our daily lives, 2020 served as a call to action for healthcare innovators and investors alike, solidifying the prominence and importance of healthcare technology today…
What Could A Healthcare Marketplace Look Like? GoodRx Is Trying To Show Us
GoodRx may be the most powerful patient advocate in America: it operates at national scale, aggregating the purchasing power of millions of individuals to help them find convenient and low cost options for healthcare needs.
The Stimulus Bill, Pink Collar Recession, And How Healthcare Leaders Are Stepping Up To Keep Women In The Workforce
The Pink Collar Recession, Congress’ Stimulus Bill, and How Healthcare Leaders Are Stepping Up To Keep Women In the Workforce Covid-19 continues to disproportionately impact women in the workforce while threatening to push any gains in female leadershi…
How Much Impact Can A Small Federal Agency Have On Healthcare Innovation? A Lot, It Seems
A Final Rule With Big Implications The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’’s (ONC’s) final rule on Interoperability, Information Blocking, and ONC Health IT Certification, to be implemented in April 2021 (delayed from November 2020), is d…
Digital Health Platforms Are Addressing An Epidemic Lurking Beneath The Covid-19 Pandemic
Robin and Russ both head up companies that are trying to support two constituent groups facing the most dire test in more than a century for our healthcare system: on one side are people who need access to mental health care services but don’t want wan…
The Art Of Pitching A Platform Business In Healthcare
2020 has been a banner year for digital platforms in healthcare as well.
A Prescription For America’s Drug Pricing Problem?
What stands between them, their patients, and this information is a world of complexity that includes health insurers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and employers, and the many layers of benefit design, rebates, and …
