David E. Williams
Health care business consultant David E. Williams is President of Health Business Group, a leading strategy consulting boutique advising companies, non-profits and investors in health care services, health information technology, and pharmaceutical services.
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Who will lead effort to refund Children’s Health Insurance Program?
CHIP has had a dramatic effect in lower income states like Alabama, where the childhood uninsured rate dropped from 20 percent in 1997 to under 3 percent in 2015.
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Taking a closer look at CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna: Does it make sense?
If CVS is big and powerful enough to actually buy Aetna, surely it can get that company and others to come to terms on retail clinics.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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MedCity Influencers, Pharma, Policy
The man Trump is considering for FDA chief has radical plans, but his impact would be limited
Jim O’Neill’s point of view on the regulatory approval process may seem radical, but just because a drug or device is FDA approved does not mean payers will pay for it.
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Trump might be forced to replace Obamacare with single payer
Republican ideas on healthcare were presented by conservatives, while Trump himself has been at least a liberal and frankly more of a socialist when it comes to healthcare policy.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
The role of data analytics in making bundled payments work
Broader scalability of bundled payment options will be paced by the availability of accurate and timely data from network participants and workable frameworks for sharing risks and rewards among bundled payment partners.
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Amazon Echo’s Alexa has great potential in healthcare
Echo represents the latest example of physicians bringing cutting-edge consumer technology into the hospital and running circles around the standard tools offered by the IT department.
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MedCity Influencers, Patient Engagement
Urgent care costs raise lots of questions for healthcare consumers
Although medical charges (i.e., what’s billed) are known to be detached from reality, I found this EOB particularly galling.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s proposal to loosen up FDA drug approval process makes sense
I really would like to see Cruz’s proposal spur a more productive debate and not simply be dismissed out of hand.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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UnitedHealth pullout = death knell for health insurance exchanges? Here’s one fact you’re not considering
The whole purpose of an exchange is to give people the opportunity to shop around and to change plans if they want.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Does prognosis for primary care leave room for optimism? Yes, and here’s why.
Primary care physicians who don’t like the traditional practice set-up can become concierge physicians, boosting their incomes and autonomy in the process.
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Congressman uses veteran status to gain insight on VA health system treatment delays
U.S. Rep Seth Moulton went for care at the VA without revealing his Congressional status.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
