MedCity News January 2, 2019
A selection of the biggest payer stories in 2018, ranging from Amazon’s healthcare incursion to Medicare Advantage’s continued growth.
The past 12 months represent something of a watershed moment in the healthcare industry as tech giants like Amazon made more definitive moves in healthcare, while incumbents — especially in the payer world — responded to the challenges by new dealmaking and partnerships.
Here’s my take on some of the year’s biggest news items and here’s where I make my educated guesses on what’s coming down the road.
Alexa, can you fix healthcare?
2018 was the year that new entrants staked out some territory in the healthcare world.
Of course, the road to Damascus is littered with big corporations who have tried...