MHE July 2021

July 30, 2021

Gurpreet “Sunny” Singh, chairman of the board at Edifecs, said he follows a philosophy in life that stretches from his time at Montana State University in the 1980s, directly to his work today, at Edifecs, and in India to improve the lives of billions through innovative wellbeing initiatives with RoundGlass. “My father always encouraged me to pursue my passions and to dream big. He also raised me to be generous and compassionate – to honor the human spirit. This is something that I’ve carried with me for my entire life, and it’s shaped the work that I do.”

July 27, 2021

Michael Zeglinski, senior vice president and CEO of specialty and infusion pharmacy at OptumRx, has applied the experiences he had playing the French horn in orchestras to his increasingly important roles in healthcare: “Being in an orchestra has its own dynamics — the conductor, being part of a team and doing your best to contribute to the whole. All of that applies to business.”

July 26, 2021

Jennifer Sheets, CEO of Interim Healthcare and Caring Brands International, says a preventable hospital error led to her father’s death: “My commitment and passion for high-quality, process-driven healthcare (are) still greatly fueled by the horrific event that absolutely didn’t need to happen.”

July 23, 2021

Rahul Sharma, M.S., CEO of HSBlox, say that early in his career he learned “to be the bridge between business teams and technical teams."

July 22, 2021

Eric Hunter, MBA, CEO of CareOregon, say that “building relationships with people through professional organizations and prior assignments kept me on the radar for the right opportunities.”

July 22, 2021

Insurers make acquisitions as pandemic adoption of virtual care delivery becomes the norm.

July 21, 2021

After having thrived in a fee-for-service healthcare system, can chronic disease specialists be enticed to switch?

July 20, 2021

Ramin Davidoff, M.D., co-CEO of the Permanente Federation, has applied lessons he learned as a child. “There is no substitute for working hard and to always treat your people kindly, professionally and respectfully.”

July 20, 2021

Oscar and Bright Health, with their retail orientation, are attracting investment, adding members, entering partnerships and making acquisitions.

July 19, 2021

Angela Celestin, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, had a career outside of healthcare before working at CareFirst. “Healthcare was going through some major changes, and I wanted to be part of that change,” she says.

July 19, 2021

The FDA’s accelerated pathway gets drugs to market quickly, but it also can mean patients are put on therapies that do not actually provide a clinical benefit.

July 18, 2021

Some see the upward trend in cancer drug costs as accelerating — and unsustainable. Value-based pathways might rearrange the incentives to put some downward pressure on prices.

July 16, 2021

Koleen Cavanaugh, vice president of marketing at Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia, says starting in customer service was the best thing for her career.

July 16, 2021

Researchers are documenting how income volatility is affecting the middle class and healthcare decisions of its members.

July 15, 2021

Romilla Batra, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer of SCAN Health and a professor of medicine at University of California, Irvine, says she was drawn to working for SCAN because “its mission resonated so strongly with me."

July 13, 2021

Low prices and some gaming of regulations can drive out competitors and create monopolies that allow generic makers to jack up their prices. Experience has shown that it often takes multiple generics to achieve the promised-for downward pressure on prices.

July 12, 2021

Not in recent memory has an FDA approval stirred up so much controversy as the agency’s OK of Aduhelm, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment.

July 11, 2021

Findings from industry studies show major cost savings for beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans. Some say the cost per enrollee for the government is higher than that for traditional Medicare.

July 09, 2021

In carpentry, it is best to measure twice and cut once. In cancer clinical trials, it is best to measure patient-reported outcomes uniformly, according to a new draft guidance from the FDA.

July 07, 2021

Everyone seems to be gearing up for value-based care, 2.0. It is hard to argue against the goal of moving from “volume to value.” The jabbing and the jostling are about the best way to get there.