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November 14, 2016
Improving Health Care, One Population at a Time
It’s a startling statistic that causes heartburn for even the most experienced health care executives. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 5 percent of Americans consume 50 percent of all health care resources.
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April 14, 2016
CDPHP: From Humble Start-up to Health Care Leader
Did you know that CDPHP® was a small start-up business at one time? In 1984, our headquarters consisted of a modest office in the Pine Hills section of Albany where claims were processed by hand through a telephone equipped with a modem.
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February 02, 2016
Time for Affordability
For the first time in American history, the U.S. government is spending more on health care than social security. That’s according to the Congressional Budget Office, which says the federal government spent $936 billion on health care programs in 2015, a 13 percent increase from 2014.
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October 13, 2015
Making the Case for Medicare Advantage
The American health care system is in a state of flux. From the skyrocketing cost of specialty pharmaceuticals to a recent surge in hospital consolidations, health care – as we know it – is undergoing a massive makeover, and no one knows if it will be prettier in the end. There is, however, one shining…
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October 05, 2015
Prescription Price Hikes: The Discussion Continues
The high cost of prescription medications has been a hot topic as of late. The discussion came to a head last month when a pharmaceutical company raised the price of a 62-year-old pill about 5,000 percent overnight.
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September 05, 2015
Health Care is Like a Game of Whack-a-Mole®
During a recent staff meeting, I told my team that health care is like a game of Whack-a-Mole®. The second you knock down one problem, the next one pops up. From rising costs to increased regulation, the health care moles are popping up more and more these days.
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