Paul Nicolaus

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Medical Cost Increases Projected for 2024

03/01/2024

PwC's Health Research Institute surveyed health plan actuaries covering nearly 100 million employer-sponsored and 10 million Affordable Care Act marketplace members to project medical cost trends for 2023-2024, highlighting factors like...

PwC's Health Research Institute...

03/01/2024

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Addressing Loneliness and Isolation During COVID-19

06/15/2020

Paul Nicolaus ;

“While keeping members physically healthy may be a plan’s first priority, with so many people—especially seniors—dealing with increased isolation and loneliness during the pandemic, it’s important to focus on members’ mental health as well,”...

“While keeping members...

06/15/2020

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Do Health Care Mergers Allow Payers to Bargain Down Prices Demanded by Large Providers?

03/10/2016

Paul Nicolaus ;

Amidst a whirlwind of merger activity in 2015, the regulatory and legal magnifying glasses have emerged.

Amidst a whirlwind of merger...

03/10/2016

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Is the Future of the ACA Looking Up?

12/21/2018

Paul Nicolaus ;

The United States most significant healthcare reform law is consistently in headlines, conversations, and the minds of payers and carriers alike. Since its inception, its effectiveness has been a subject of debate but as another year comes to...

The United States most...

12/21/2018

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New Research Details SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Protection Among Veterans

01/07/2022

Paul Nicolaus ;

Recent findings indicated that vaccines protected veterans against COVID-19 infection, but their effectiveness waned over time as the Delta variant spread.

Recent findings indicated that...

01/07/2022

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Drug Prices: Could Taxing Sharp Increases Impact Costs?

07/07/2017

Paul Nicolaus ;

Industry stakeholders and lawmakers are desperately exploring ways to curb future drug prince increases. Experts weigh in on a recent proposal to heavily tax pharmaceutical companies when they drastically increase prices.

Industry stakeholders and...

07/07/2017

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PhRMA Maps Provide State-by-State Look at 340B Drug Program

04/05/2024

Paul Nicolaus ;

An interactive map made available by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a drugmaker advocacy group, shares state-specific data on the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The federal program, initially created over 30...

An interactive map made...

04/05/2024

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Managing Mental Health of Health Care Providers During a Pandemic

05/01/2020

Paul Nicolaus ;

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on the mental health of physicians and other frontline health care providers, prompting facilities to find ways to better manage staff wellbeing.

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking...

05/01/2020

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Hello, Goodbye—Implications of UnitedHealth`s Potentially Quick ACA Exit

02/02/2016

Paul Nicolaus ;

Is a fundamental structural issue with the exchange products overall to blame? Our experts think only time will tell.

Is a fundamental structural...

02/02/2016

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Large Employers Reimagine Health Benefits

10/13/2018

Paul Nicolaus ;

Some big companies are ditching traditional methods and taking a more hands-on approach to employee health in order to cut into rising costs. Could their efforts to alter the status quo wind up transforming the delivery of medical care?

Some big companies are ditching...

10/13/2018

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