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December 23, 2022

HTN 2023 Healthcare Predictions

We surveyed ~90 health tech nerds – including startup operators, founders, investors, corporates, and more – to get a collective perspective on what we can expect for healthcare in 2023.

December 12, 2022

HTN @ HLTH'22 - Reflections on Value of the Conference from HTN Community Members

We surveyed HTN community members to get a better sense of the value of different investments in HLTH to help inform decision making for future conferences.

November 21, 2022

Medicaid 101: An Overview of Medicaid's Functions and Structure

We explore and unpack a few broad questions to understand the role of Medicaid, how it’s structured, and more.

November 1, 2022

Clinicians In Health Tech: The Journey From Clinical Medicine To The Startup World

We interview a few clinicians in HTN on their journey transitioning from traditional clinical career paths to more “startup” environments.

October 12, 2022

Member Perspectives | TaaS: Treatment as a service

HTN members share perspective on how software has changed the way we think about what ‘treatment’ means

October 3, 2022

Decoding CMS’s Medicaid Announcement

HTN friend & Medicaid nerd Dr. Lindsey Leininger helps us understand this Medicaid announcement

September 26, 2022

Community Update | 9/8

Where we keep track of things going on in the community

September 26, 2022

Community Update 9/22

Where we keep track of things going on in the community

September 13, 2022

Medicaid: Overview of The Emerging Startup Market

A dive into the Medicaid market and startups looking to transform health care for the population.

September 6, 2022

Community Update | 8/25

A summary of recent happenings in the community

August 18, 2022

HTN Discussion: CMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Changes

An overview of the Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule changes and their potential impact

July 31, 2022

Q2 Earnings Updates: Centene, Humana, & Teladoc

A summary of our key takeaways from earnings calls this week

July 28, 2022

eConsults: A Market Deep Dive

Diving into the eConsults market and vendors including AristaMD, ConferMED, RubiconMD, and Sitka

July 22, 2022

HTN Discussions: Reactions to the HTN / OMERS Funding Survey

A discussion on the changing health tech market dynamics.

July 18, 2022

Good or Bad Time to Raise? Surveying the New Normal in the Health Tech Market

We, HTN & OMERS Ventures, surveyed 150 startup operators and investors to get their perspective on the road ahead given the current market conditions.

May 8, 2022

5/6 Earnings Week in Review

Reviewing earnings reports from Bright, Oak Street, One Medical, and agilon

April 27, 2022

The Medicare Advantage Onboarding Process

Looking at a recent McKinsey survey on MA enrollment & Devoted's enrollment experience

April 14, 2022

A perspective on the tradeoffs of value-based care

Our thoughts on Sachin Jain's recent Forbes article on VBC

March 27, 2022

Care Navigation: A Discussion with Health Advocate and Ribbon

Discussing the role of care navigators within the healthcare ecosystem.

March 2, 2022

An Overview of SilverSneakers

The HTN community shares some wisdom on the SilverSneakers program and how its the "killer app" for some MA plans

February 20, 2022

HTN TEFCA Conversation Notes

An overview of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)

November 4, 2021

HTN Event: Part 1 - Overview of the MA Money Machine with Rick Gilfillan and Don Berwick

This is the recorded webinar with Rick Gilfillan and Don Berwick presenting an overview of the their Health Affairs articles on the MA Money Machine with Q&A.

June 21, 2021

Bull or Bear: A Review of the Bright Health S-1

TL;DR: Bright, which got its start in 2017 as an insurance startup in the individual / MA markets, has quickly cobbled together a mini-version of UHG focused on the individual consumer over the last 18 months. Like UHG, they’re now focused on controlling the entire value chain — payor, provider, and enablement.

June 18, 2021

Kevin's Weekly Health Tech Reads: The One Medical / Iora Edition

A special edition of our weekly email unpacking the news of Monday's merger between Iora and One Medical