There are well-documented differences in health outcomes between racial, ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic and other groups. A growing number of startups and organizations in our community have voiced concerns about these health disparities and are actively advancing “health equity,” which the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation defines as follows:
“Health equity means that everyone has a fair and …
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We sat down with Ashish Shah, CEO of PreparedHealth, to talk about the company’s mission, his vision for the future and the personal experience that led him to found PreparedHealth.
Learn more about PreparedHealth.
In August, we are featuring MATTER companies that are reimagining what aging can look like — and building the technology to make that vision a reality. Read the full blog post.
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Lee McGrath of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois talks value-based care
During a captivating talk at MATTER, Lee McGrath, divisional vice president of innovation and strategy at BlueCross and Blue Shield of Illinois, discussed the future of accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Watch the full event here.
Below are a few noteworthy points from Lee’s talk.
How is fee-for-service faili…
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Decisions made in Washington can have profound effects on our healthcare system — everything from biomedical research, to insurance and the delivery of care, to the factors that help shape overall health and wellbeing.
In advance of the 2018 midterm elections, MATTER, the Health Care Council of Chicago (HC3) and the Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO) extended invitations to …
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Earlier this year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBS) employee Brian Lombardo spent three months embedded at MATTER as BCBS’s first innovation fellow. This fellowship creates a two-way conduit for insight and innovation between MATTER and BCBS.
Below are Brian’s takeaways from his experience.
Partnering with Payers Means Focusing on Customers and Collaboration
Earlier this year, I…
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