Mike Alkire, president and CEO of Premier often advises health system executives. In fact, Alkire and the group-purchasing organization advise an estimated 4,400 health systems and 250,000 providers in the United States. “If I were running a healthcare system, I would consider thinking about being a retailer,” Alkire said. Along with making a hospital appealing and convenient, he said, “I […]

Broader Medicare coverage is now available for Biogen and Eisai’s Leqembi, the brand name for lecanemab, following the Food and Drug Administration’s  move to grant traditional approval to the drug that treats individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. 

Because health organizations are paid by capitation, incentives are aligned to keep the patient healthy, says Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services.

Junk health plans are in the crosshairs of the Department of Health and Human Services, which pledged this week to protect consumers from such plans, as well as surprise medical bills and excess costs that lead to medical debt.

An employee benefits group at Kraft Heinz Co. has filed a lawsuit against insurer Aetna, accusing the company of breaching its fiduciary duties by leveraging its status as a third-party claims administrator to benefit itself financially.