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Sludgebusters
Last Thursday’s Dispatch profiled how medical bill hassles cost workers and their employers an astounding $144 billion each… Read More
By March 9, 2021
Consumerism
Healthcare’s Administrative “Sludge” Is Worse than You Think
The economic term “externalities” sounds remote and antiseptic, but it’s not. Externalities are the economic equivalent of side… Read More
By March 4, 2021
Economics
Can Competition Save Us from Higher Healthcare Prices?
In properly functioning markets, competition reduces prices and improves the quality of products and services. The dictum applies… Read More
By March 1, 2021
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Economics
4sight Friday | Not-For-Profit And For-Profit Partnerships | Of Budgets And Reconciliations
Read 2/26/2021 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More
By February 26, 2021
Consumerism
Hogan’s Texas Heroes Taken by Storm
A legendary Defense Department “Whiz Kid” taught my Analytic Methods class at Harvard Kennedy School. Professor Bill Hogan’s… Read More
By February 25, 2021
Economics
The Many Flavors of Healthcare’s Not-For-Profit/For-Profit Partnerships
With valuations soaring, the market for acquisitions and consolidations has become costly and competitive. As a result, some… Read More
By and February 23, 2021
Economics
The Benefits of Using Technology to Automate Common Healthcare Transactions
I can’t think of another industry that’s more transactional than healthcare. The amount of money spent on revenue… Read More
By February 22, 2021
Economics
Cain Brothers House Calls Podcast: The Many Flavors of Healthcare’s Not-For-Profit/For-Profit Partnerships
The Many Flavors of Healthcare’s Not-For-Profit/For-Profit Partnerships Investors and sponsors increasingly look for M&A and JV opportunities with… Read More
By and February 19, 2021
COVID-19
COVID-19 Treatment and Referrals: Are You Kidding Me!
California is on my mind this week. Tuesday’s Dispatch highlighted extreme pricing differences for identical procedures at California… Read More
By February 18, 2021
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