Delaware tightens prescription drug rules
February 7, 2017
Delaware officials on Wednesday unveiled new rules that doctors will be required to follow when they prescribe opiate pain medication, starting April 1. The new
Posts in category: Trends in Healthcare
Healthcare industry is worried by GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal path
January 5, 2017
One by one, key health care industry groups are telling the incoming Republican administration and Congress that it’s not a good idea to repeal the
Health care doesn’t need innovation, it needs transformation
January 5, 2017
So what would health care look like if we applied these same principles: Change the delivery model (where and when we want it), the payment
Can the healthcare industry maintain the speed of technology
January 5, 2017
People are no longer patients, but instead they are consumers of healthcare. This blog explores how the healthcare ecosystem must evolve to support this shift
Are coupons for prescription drugs a good idea?
December 6, 2016
It happens in doctors’ offices across the country. Physicians hand out coupons for new prescriptions to offset their patients’ insurance copays. “Every time [my
A pill may soon replace the costly EpiPen
December 6, 2016
As allergy sufferers reel from the soaring costs of the EpiPen — a handheld auto-injection device of epinephrine made by Mylan that prevents life-threatening anaphylactic
Simple digital technologies can reduce health care costs
December 6, 2016
Businesses that are serious about reducing health care costs — and improving the health and well-being of their employees — should take a serious look at digital
Generic drugs saved $230 billion in 2015, but some prices rise too
November 14, 2016
Generic drugs have not been immune from some of the big price hikes their brand name counterparts have, but a report to be released Wednesday shows generic costs are
