brian's blog
free-to-all, infrequent musings about the state of the health economy & motivational messages for top executivesStop Letting the Fear of Failing to Try Hamper You
As a lifelong risk-taker, I have to admit that I sometimes sit amongst our executive members and struggle. Many of you lead substantial P&Ls in an industry that rewards risk aversion. This often leads to thought patterns that recycle the same ideas over and over....
read moreBig Data and Machine Learning: Hype or Ripe?
What is the history of Big Data and Machine Learning? The term "Big Data" originally referred to the Internet and its glut of information. Internet managers worried about the inability to store and process data within this new technology. While the term is actually...
read moreMillennials: Will they force an end to the era of cost shifting in healthcare?
For quite some time, I have been tracking the Millennial population in the United States. As someone who is asked to think constantly about where things are heading in healthcare, it is very hard to ignore these 75.3 million new consumers (on their way to 81.1 million...
read moreConvenience is the new quality in healthcare…sort of…
I have heard that convenience is the new quality when building insurance products and delivering healthcare services. I remember thinking about that statement when I first heard Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini talk about his vision around this very notion in 2011. I heard...
read moreQuick thought: Are private exchanges really commodities?
I have heard pitches from many private exchange vendors over the last four years. What I am always struck by are the responses by carriers (and regional brokerage houses) when they see their 10th platform demonstration from a solution provider. There is the moment...
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