On Wednesday, November 11, Joe Flower cuts through the noise and politics to offer a fresh look at “15 Ways to Make Health Care Cheaper and Better”. This is an exclusive Pass the Ball event.
While the debate rages on over policy and who will and won’t be covered, business people, technologists and other problem-solvers are looking at different approaches. Here are a couple examples…
From Fast Company: “Many claim that we have the best health care in the world. Probably true but navigating the fine print to make it work requires tons of time, plenty of patience, dogged determination and a Ph.D. in Advanced Cryptography. The medical institutions and the insurance companies mine this impenetrable Web of obfuscation for gold and they benefit from the status quo. Change is bad for business.” Read more…
From Reuters:"The critical next step in online health care is personalization. It's the piece that's layered on top of a person's unique health indicators, delivering information and action plans customized to meet the person's specific health and wellness needs," says Bosworth, "Only with personalization will a person be empowered online to take control of their own health care." Read more…
From Joe Flower: “The other day America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) offers up a study showing that premiums will rise 110% under reform – as opposed to only 80% with no reform. They seemed to think that this was an argument against reform. Instead many are reading it as a strong argument for robust reform, reform with real cost-cutting teeth in it.” Read more…
Want to sound like the smartest person in the room the next time health care comes up in a discussion? Then register for this event!
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Details: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 10AM PT | 1PM ET | 6PM GMT
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