About: Bruce Allain, Managing Editor
Bruce Allain, J.D. is the Managing Editor for The Source on Healthcare Price & Competition. Bruce brings two decades of experience in healthcare policy to The Source, having spent years working in government relations and public policy roles for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists, and AmeriHealth Caritas.Source Team Analyzes Importance of New Merger Guidelines for Health Affairs Forefront
Bruce Allain, Managing Editor December 13, 2023
In a new piece published in Health Affairs Forefront titled “How Will the New Draft Merger Guidelines Impact Health Care Markets?”, The Source’s Amy Gu, Katherine Gudiksen, and Jaime King examine new draft Merger Guidelines released by the Federal Trade Commissions and Department of Justice building on a previous executive order intended to strengthen competition and enhance antitrust enforcement. The authors analyze the new guidelines, as well as the harms caused by health care consolidation. The piece concludes that the draft merger guidelines break new ground by addressing the increasingly …
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The Source Roundup: December 2023 Edition
Bruce Allain, Managing Editor December 1, 2023
Healthcare Prices and Cost In An Era Of Premium And Provider Price Increases, State Employee Health Plans Target Key Cost Drivers (Health Affairs Forefront) Sabrina Corlette, Karen Davenport Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have outpaced inflation and are poised for significant rate hikes this year. State Employee Health Plans have been in a prime position to address health care costs. Administrators of these plans identified reference pricing, tiered network plans, and multi-payer purchasing initiatives as having promising results in addressing cost drivers. The Joint Distribution Of High Out-Of-Pocket Burdens, Medical Debt, …
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