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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Neither of these explanations satisfies my current view of where I see the industry at this moment, and especially as I work through my forecast to 2030.

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The Curse of Knowledge – When Expertise Creates Blindspots in Patient Communication

Society for Participatory Medicine

Healthy People 2030 defines the concept as “the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.” . In medical billing, an Office Visit and a Wellness Visit are two distinct concepts with their own CPT codes. .

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

I would continue to advance CMS’ directive that by 2030 all Medicare and the bulk of Medicaid beneficiaries be in care engagements governed under a value-based contract.