Employers come to terms with disease management contracting

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In this episode of "DC Roundtable," Peter Wehrwein, managing editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Patrick Cooney, president of The Federal Group, a lobbying and strategic planning firm in Washington, D.C., about recent developments in Washington concerning PBMs.

UnitedHealth has found 22 screenshots, allegedly from Change Healthcare files, that were posted for about a week on the dark web. Some of these contained personal health information. The extent of data release is not yet known.

Because lifestyle behaviors are both a choice the employee makes, as well as a clear determinant of total health insurance rates, it follows that the employee’s share of contribution should adjust either upwards or downwards based on their lifestyle behaviors.