Next health care evolution to test durability, role of Nashville’s powerhouse industry
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Alan Levine explains why ‘an unapologetic free market capitalist’ thinks East Tennessee can be healthier with less competition
Alan Levine, CEO of Ballad Health, talked to a group at Health:Further on Aug. 29 about how, and why, the newly merged health system wants to rethink the way people get care in East Tennessee.
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Anesthesia group, BCBST ink deal
By the Numbers: Tennessee approves insurers’ 2019 ACA requests
The requests garnered approval on Aug. 22 from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and now head to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for final approval. Two insurers revised original requests for deeper decreases after a commitment from the federal government on risk adjustment payments.
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»Competition shakes up Tennessee ACA exchange: Highlights urban-rural divide, ups interest in cost impact
»At a glance: Tennessee’s 2019 ACA premiums, risk adjustment impact
With primaries in the rearview, health care leaders wait for details to emerge from Dean and Lee
This is the first in an on-going series that will look at a wide range of issues, including the economy, infrastructure and manufacturing, facing Tennessee’s next governor.
Deadline looms as BCBST, Anesthesia Medical Group stalemate continues
Saint Thomas Health has a workaround for its surgical and obstetrics patients ahead of a potential lapse in an anesthesia contract that could ripple across Middle Tennessee.
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Bidding adieu to quarterly scrutiny, LifePoint sets off to recalibrate, confront headwinds
The deal is a byproduct of excess private equity funds sitting around and the stresses piling up on public health care companies — and “quarter-to-quarter obsessions aren’t ideal for turning the battleship.”
Reporter’s Notebook: Peek into challenges, trends and ideas mental health marketing
The Mental Health Marketing conference, in its third year, puts the spotlight on how companies can more effectively reach the people who need such treatment.
Highlights, lowlights and advice from successful Nashville entrepreneurs for people trying to build a company
Some of Nashville’s successful (and now former) health care entrepreneurs share mistakes they made in the early days of building their company.
Podcast: Holly talks what puts health care on edge + why politicians, execs need to answer hard questions
Health:Further’s David Shifrin invited me on ‘The Future of Health’ podcast to talk about the BirdDog experiment and Nashville’s health care industry from an observer’s perspective.
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