CEO & Founder Mercury Healthcare International Throughout the USA, one finds a wide and growing array of ambulatory care options for urgent or emergency care. The trend is gaining traction because the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a "ObamaCare") expanded coverage and increased demands on the health care system without first ensuring that there were adequate places to...
Value-based healthcare: Of Value to Whom?
CEO & Founder Mercury Healthcare InternationalValue-based pricing arrangements have become a euphemism for risk transfer agreements that transfer the costs associated with healthcare delivery to providers while the payers that contract with providers apply measures that limit their financial risk. That's not surprising; they aren't in the business of healthcare. They are in the business...
Leading Healthcare Brands Must Adapt to Remain Competitive
Affluent consumers have recovered from the recession, but their willingness to spend is reserved, according to a new report from Unity Marketing. For concierge physicians seeking to attract member subscribers to their programs, this message couldn’t be more timely or important. The new attitude towards wealth and spending seen from affluents will affect the...