Health Populi July 1, 2019
I’ve lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
But that won’t happen to us
Cause it’s always been a matter of trust
A Matter of Trust, by Billy Joel
If you’re in health care and don’t live under a rock, you have probably heard that United Health Group (UHG) has acquired PatientsLikeMe (PLM). After the announcement, there was a lot of sound and fury, some of which signified nothing, as the saying goes, and some which signified a lot.
Three good friends – Susannah Fox, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Lisa Suennen — got to talking about this and realized we had so much to say we just had to write it...