Mar 20, 2019 | Commercial Insurance, Payers
Last week, we released a brief that discussed increasing utilization for telehealth services, as well as recent legislation expanding telehealth coverage by public payers. In today’s brief, BRG Director Joanna Younts discusses how changes to commercial payer coverage and reimbursement can fuel growth in the telemedicine industry. Click to read more.
Mar 19, 2019 | Behavioral, Drugs, Products, Substance Abuse
The healthcare sector is mobilizing to combat opioid addiction. BRG expert Bryan Cote discusses how healthcare executives and investors will be instrumental in the coming years, including what existing efforts are worth watching and what risks lie ahead. Click to read more.
Mar 11, 2019 | Physician Fee Schedule, Physicians
BRG analysis finds commercial telehealth utilization continued to grow in 2017, across service types, but most significantly in physician services. This analysis affirms trends BRG previously observed, from 2014 to 2016, using Truven commercial claims data. In this brief, we discuss findings and recent legislation expanding telehealth coverage by public payers. Click to read more.
Mar 6, 2019 | Air, Ambulance
Surprise billing has become an area of increased concern within the healthcare sector, and the air ambulance industry has often found itself at the center of this issue. This brief includes updated data on Medicare utilization, commercial claims data, and state efforts to pass legislation. Click to read more.
Feb 28, 2019 | Legislation/ Budgets/ Macro, Medicare
CMS actuaries project national healthcare spending will grow at an average annual rate of 5.5% through 2027, driven largely by an aging population. Spending growth in Medicare is projected to be the highest at 7.4% per year, with spending by private insurance expected at just 4.8% per year. This continues a trend toward government payers and away from private health insurance, as well as toward faster spending growth than in the previous decade. Click to read more.
