Jul 11, 2007 | Laboratory News, News From Dark Daily
Remember Steve Case, the founder of AOL? He’s back and wants to again redefine the Internet by launching a new healthcare website—RevolutionHealth.com. Case is wagering that consumers will willing pay almost $100 per year to subscribe to premium services such as digital medical record (DMR) storage, help with insurance claims, and telephone services designed to provide health coaching and doctor matching. Case’s main competitor, WebMDU seems to be reacting to the new competition. Recently it...
Sep 25, 2006 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
In the age where we can finance everything from houses to cars to couches, it’s only logical that high-dollar items like health care services are not far behind. Interesting data has been published which indicates that growing numbers of consumers enrolled in high-deductible consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) that include Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) may soon use financing to pay hospitals, physicians, and laboratories for their healthcare. The San Francisco Business Times recently...
Sep 22, 2006 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Enrollment in consumer-driven health plans or “CDHPs” has skyrocketed during the past 24 months. Now, UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s second-largest health insurance company, has announced membership growth increases of 75% in its CDHP and HRA (Health Reimbursement Account) offerings for the period between June 2005 and June 2006. Membership in UnitedHealth Group consumer-driven health plans has now surpassed 1.75 million people. Moreover, research suggests that even...