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August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). Employers can take steps to improve employee confidence in vaccines as a safe and effective way to prevent diseases. Resources below. MBGH Action Brief: "Why Should Employers Care About Improving Employee Vaccination Rates?" https://lnkd.in/gDXTQJDA CDC NIAM Resources: https://lnkd.in/erfttS8 #employers #iVax2Protect #employerswhocare #hr #healthbenefits
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Myth #5: Mergers help keep hospitals open—particularly hospitals that are financially challenged. This is especially evident in rural communities that are faced with low patient volumes and a heavy reliance on Medicare and Medicaid programs that reimburse below the cost of care. Fact #5: Decades of research overwhelmingly show that consolidation increases prices 10%–20%. While operating expenses may decrease, profits increase through ever-increasing prices. See more in "Setting the Record Straight: The Urgency of Achieving Hospital Fair Price." https://lnkd.in/gRjPiDjs. Modern Healthcare article today: https://lnkd.in/gWVQcQys #employers #mbghevents #hospitalfairprice #fairhealthcosts #hospitaltransparency #hr #healthbenefits
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Join us at MBGH's full-day forum September 18, "Keeping Up With the Ever-Changing Landscape of Obesity Management," where Rita Glaze-Rowe, other experts and employer panelists will facilitate discussions on this topic. Agenda: https://lnkd.in/gCW7k46X Details: https://lnkd.in/diP8UJ6Z #employers #obesity #mbghevents #hr #hrbenefits #healthbenefits #healthplans
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Thank you, Lecia Bushak and MM+M for your thought-provoking article on the cost of GLP-1 medications. According to our most recent IRIS report, the cost of GLP-1 drugs on the U.S. healthcare system has increased more than 6% between February and May of 2024. You may think single digit growth is expected – but when you are talking about a total cost of close to $29B total – it is a different conversation. In my recent article, I stated that the growing economic impact of GLP-1s will require the healthcare industry to come up with new financial models that give us a broader, dimensional view of obesity—and a shift in perspective—from merely trying to save money to making strategic investments in better health outcomes. Since the article was published, I’ve been thinking (and have been asked), how do we make this happen??? First, we need new metrics and benchmarks that enable the U.S. healthcare ecosystem – payers, employers, life sciences organizations, policy makers, and clinicians alike – to design for the complexities, bring the subjectivity that exists into an objective frame, and align appropriate patient and system outcomes that will serve as progress markers to improving population health. That’s a big charge but obesity remains a big, complex condition. Here are three questions healthcare sector leaders should be asking themselves as we all work towards effectively treating obesity and supporting long-term population health goals: -- Life Sciences / Pharma -- It is time to rethink “traditional” segmentation. How do we shift from “patient” to “consumer” and meet people (and reach them) where they are? What services can we provide to support people’s weight-loss journey, even though our role may be finite? -- Employers -- How can we design a holistic benefit that recognizes obesity as a chronic disease and serves your current and future workforce? What do we need to consider and who are the right partners? -- Health Plans/Payers -- How are we integrating population health metrics beyond short-term costs into decision-making? I’d love to hear your thoughts on other macroenvironment challenges for obesity and treatment that leaders are facing today. Our team is dedicated to digging in and bringing insights (and solutions) to healthcare stakeholders. #healthcare #economics #populationhealth #healthcareinnovation https://lnkd.in/gBK9qaTz
GLP-1 drugs are driving up healthcare costs
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Hospital Prices: A hot topic these days! MBGH employer members: If you missed any of the lunchtime monthly MBGH employer-only roundtable discussions about hospital fair pricing (and other topics), slides and recordings are on the MBGH Past Employer Roundtables webpage: https://lnkd.in/gbDc3q5a. Our next roundtable will be August 8th where we will discuss, "AI Is Advancing and It Will Continue to Impact Your Health Plan." https://lnkd.in/g6duKW23 Forbes article: https://lnkd.in/g3QdiYP5 #employers #mbghevents #hospitalfairprice #fairhealthcosts #hospitaltransparency #hr #healthbenefits
$22,789 For Appendicitis . . . And I Didn’t Even Have Surgery
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Cancer is a top driver of employer healthcare costs. Employers: Find key strategies to adopt in partnership with your vendors to better manage oncology care and costs in Oncology Learning Collaborative's "Employer Guide and Insights for Oncology Management." The guide provides: *Employer action steps on oncology management to protect an employer’s fiduciary duty *Recommendations on key topics to ensure benefit designs for medical and pharmacy benefits don’t crate barriers for effective cancer care *Learnings on what is working and not working in oncology management benefits and services *Access to vetted and cited resources, tools and articles *Questions to ask medical carriers and PBMs to ensure benefits provide the right value and outcomes https://lnkd.in/gHqjSVZy https://lnkd.in/gsuwT6u2 #employers #oncology #hrbenefits #healthbenefits #hr
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MBGH in the news! Cheryl Larson, MBGH President & CEO, and other colleagues are quoted in yesterday's MedCity News article, https://lnkd.in/gkNdkUkx. #employers #healthbenefits #hrbenefits #hr #healthdata #humanresources
Stuck in the Middle: Employers’ Challenges In Accessing Their Health Data - MedCity News
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Interesting read: https://lnkd.in/gSwV2Mpu MBGH Employer Members: Let's talk about this at the upcoming employer-member-only monthly roundtable when we will discuss the topic, "AI Is Advancing and It Will Continue To Impact Your Health Plan." Date: Thurs., Aug. 8, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM (CT) Presenter/Facilitators: Christine Mohrhaus Hale, MD (Lockton), Alex Jung & Tom Sondergeld https://lnkd.in/g6duKW23 #employers #mbghevents #hr #healthbenefits #hrbenefits
How generative AI is transforming HR in the Asia-Pacific region
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The preliminary agenda for MBGH's Sept. 18th full-day forum, "Keeping Up With The Ever-Changing Landscape Of Obesity Management," is now available. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/gCW7k46X Those attending this forum (virtually or in person) will: - Leverage insights from employer best practices to craft effective obesity strategies. - Review the potential impact and implications of covering GLP-1 weight loss medications. - Examine how to advocate for payer policies that encompass appropriate utilization management and coverage for impactful obesity solutions. - Understand methods to mitigate the effects of weight stigma experienced by individuals with obesity. Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/diP8UJ6Z #employers #mbghevents #hr #healthbenefits #hrbenefits #obesity
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