Joyjit Saha Choudhury
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Joyjit Saha Choudhury
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How to respond to Medicare Advantage’s rising headwinds
In recent years, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program has enjoyed rapid membership growth. About 33 million Americans — or 54% of all Medicare-eligible individuals — are currently enrolled in MA, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.a For providers and payers that participate in MA, success is predicated on facilitating a virtuous cycle: a…
Payer trends health systems should watch closely in 2024
Health system leaders focused on the day-to-day needs of their organization can sometimes lose sight of key developments in other sectors of healthcare. But in an interconnected healthcare ecosystem, understanding the trendlines their payer counterparts are facing is essential. Threats to payers While some health system leaders might be under the impression that payers are…
The employer strikes back: The hollowing of the commercial health insurance market and its impact on payers and providers
Today, the commercial group health insurance market is hollowing out, primarily driven by affordability pressures that have been building for decades. Employers, unions, associations and other entities provided health insurance to nearly 180 million Americans in 2022, or 55% of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, making commercial group health insurance a mainstay…
Thriving post-reset: Payer-provider partnerships after the pandemic
In the pre-pandemic era, payer-provider partnerships were often focused on aspirational goals of creating partnership value by managing costs of care and delivering high-quality care. Payers and providers aimed to drive differentiation and growth through these partnerships. In today’s more challenging macro-economic environment, these conversations are becoming more direct and practical, with both payers and…
4 reasons why now is the time to revisit value-based care
Lessons from the pandemic, investment trends, shifts in Medicare policy, and technological change suggest that now may be the time to reconsider and revisit value-based care. Value-based care has been a hot topic for years now. Every conference, every industry meeting and every publication has talked about the importance of moving “from volume to value.”…