The number of employers implementing RBR plans is increasing, especially in markets where providers have shown a willingness to accept “reasonable” reimbursement……………..
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The number of employers implementing RBR plans is increasing, especially in markets where providers have shown a willingness to accept “reasonable” reimbursement……………..
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Nashville, Tennessee, June 7, 2017- Lucent Health (@LucentHealth), the leading Healthcare Risk Management, Administration and Advisory Services company, announced today that it has acquired Appleton, Wisconsin-based Cypress Benefit Administrators.
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Mike Dendy wrote about the OPEC of Healthcare, a brilliant analogy that illustrates the intended and unintended consequences of 50+ years of unbridled growth in third party administration. It’s also a great reminder of how everything, even OPEC, can change…
Mildred Honeycomb, Famed PBM Professor at MMU
A two sentence tutorial on how to evaluate a PBM proposal…………………..
Switch operators are like the Wizard of Oz: They’re hidden behind a curtain and being paid by manufacturers to end-run your cost-savings efforts. Therefore, you need to pull back the curtain, understand their machinations, and respond.
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A large taxpayer supported employer now knows they are overpaying for health care……