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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033.

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CVS Acquires Oak Street, Reports Strong 2022

Digital Health Wire

The general idea behind the acquisition is also the title of its snazzy investor presentation : Creating the Premier Medicare Value-Based Care Platform. Oak Street Health employs 600 primary care physicians across 169 clinics. It focuses on capitated primary care for Medicare Advantage and Medicare (59k at-risk patients).

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The $4 Trillion Health Economy of 2020

Health Populi

Three factors will drive healthcare costs to 2026: prices for medical goods and services, changes in income growth, and shifting enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare — driven by the aging of Boomers. trillion in 2026 when healthcare spending will be $1 in every $5 in the American economy (approaching 20%).

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CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

Healthcare IT Today

Acquisition further advances CVS Health’s care delivery strategy for consumers CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS ) and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

That number will rise to 82 million by 2026. Remote monitoring can increase medication and care plan adherence or alert providers of a spike in blood pressure or other need for intervention. Schedule them for telemedicine visits while you reserve your exam rooms for commercial and Medicare patients. Solving Medicaid Challenges.

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Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The EHR Association called for greater flexibility in the data completeness threshold and additional criteria to enhance patient matching accuracy, while MGMA called for a positive update to the Medicare conversion factor amid high inflation. The main reason: 60% say navigation services employer’s existing carriers don’t meet employer needs.

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“Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s ACO Program

CMS.gov

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Parts A & B. Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s ACO Program. Today the Trump Administration announced our overhaul of the program for Accountable Care Organizations, or “ACOs,” in Medicare. Innovation models.