This is a common debate, especially within the context of value based design. There are two reasons to consider for reducing drug co-pays. First is the belief that reducing cost barriers will increase adherence and second, the belief that it will incent people to move to generics or mail order pharmacy....
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It has been estimated that 3 out of 4 people report that they do not take their medications as directed. Adherence is not a new problem, but a continuing contribution to accelerating healthcare costs....
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In an age of passive and active patients, innovation in mhealth, the term coined term coined to describe the interaction of mobile technology with the improvement of health, is promising, albeit, still unproven....
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In an innovative effort to improve the health of its community, Albert Lea, Minn became the first American town to sign on to the AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project funded by United Health Foundation....
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Health Reform and Life Sciences
The Patient Accountable Care and Protection Act (PPACA) and corresponding Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act are now law. While the sweeping overhaul creates opportunities for life sciences organizations, there are a series of direct provisions that create challenges as well...
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Health Reform and Health Plans
The Patient Accountable Care and Protection Act (PPACA) and corresponding Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act are now law. As enactment of the legislation reverberates through the health system, health plans in particular, are having to absorb and react relatively quickly to significant provisions. What are the implications?...
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Healthcare on the Edge: Identifying Opportunities in An Unprecedented Environment of Change
With the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act now law, ongoing market influences and a continuing recessionary climate, healthcare organizations are entering a point of inflection. As they absorb and react to the mandates of health reform, the organizations that will prove successful will be those that approach this era as a period of opportunity, striving for innovation, collaboration and value creation...
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