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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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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) have extended invitation…
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Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.
ResQ Pharma’s life-saving treatment is within reach. ResQ Pharma has been selected as the first recipient of the Cures Within Reach Impact Award. This $50,000 award will allow ResQ Pha…
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