Why did WellPoint buy 1-800-Contacts?
Some folks are scratching their heads over health insurer WellPoint’s plan to…
Introducing the Health “Prosumer”
Some consumer marketers have done a great job identifying sophisticated amateurs who…
College Health Insurance is About to Get a Lot More Expensive
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is having an impact…
Nominate a Young Health Care Leader For a $40,000 Prize
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will issue Young Leader Awards to…
A Modern Day Robin Hood Would Roam the Medicare Forest
Bryan Lawrence lays out the stark truth about Medicare: it’s a massive…
What Do Patients Want From Social Media? And What Should They Want?
HealthcareIT News summarizes six points from a talk by Jessie Gruman, president…
States Should Stop Diverting Stop-Smoking Money
The states and cigarette industry have a symbiotic relationship. Tobacco companies have…
The Big Payoff From Wellness and Prevention
The belief that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of…
Radiation Dosing and Children
It’s not exactly new information that ionizing radiation is dangerous, so I…
Kyruus Brings Big Data to Health Care. Podcast Interview
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Julie Yoo…