recession
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Health Vendors Will Face More Pressure To Prove Medical Cost Reduction in 2023, Experts Say
As a possible recession looms, the unemployment rate will likely rise, meaning employers won’t have to work as hard to find workers. Therefore, they’ll likely be cutting down on the digital health companies they work with, and tech vendors will really have to prove their worth in reducing costs, one expert says.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
3 Healthcare Macroeconomic Trends a KPMG Exec Will Follow in 2023
As the healthcare industry prepares for a possible recession, Ash Shehata of KPMG expects to see more use of technology, targeted investments and an impact on consumers’ wallets.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Are We in a Recession? Executives at HLTH Weigh In
MedCity News interviewed CEOs of public companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and payers at the HLTH conference that concluded last week. They had a range of answers to the question. But one common theme emerged: Currently, everyone has a vise-like grip on expenditure.
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Jonathan Bush’s 3 Rules for Digital Health Startups to Follow Amid a Looming Recession
Jonathan Bush has three rules he thinks digital health startups should follow as the country prepares for a likely recession. They should ensure their technology accomplishes a task that healthcare stakeholders need fulfilled, be very clear about how they can make more money doing their job than their competitors, and find “people who are unhinged enough” to try their product.
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Job losses, federal regulations drove Medicaid enrollment to a historic high
Enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program has reached a record high, with 80 million now covered through these programs. The spike was largely driven by the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic and a federal requirement that prevents states from removing people from the programs until the public health crisis is over.
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Moody’s report: Health insurers will remain profitable after pandemic
A report released Tuesday by Moody’s Investors Service predicted that most insurers will remain profitable after the Covid-19 pandemic.