#265 "Rivalry Week"

This week Chris Bevolo and Chris Boyer are joined by Bethany Doty, Senior Account Executive at ReviveHealth and a long-awaited appearance on the Podcast. Bethany has been a working in the Minnesota office for a few months and has been an active listener. The crew starts the show discussing college and pro rivalries but then launch into a deeper conversations on the recent Payor mergers of Aetna, Cigna and the impact this might have on hospital systems. Based on a series of three blog posts featured on the ReviveHealth blog http://blog.thinkrevivehealth.com/newsroom, the team discusses important takeaways healthcare marketers can take in managed care negotiations. Then they talk through another article on the alarming trend of out-of-network costs for Urgent care visits and price transparency laws throughout the US aimed to help consumers have a better understand of their healthcare bill.

Health Plan Consolidation: Case of the Blues
http://blog.thinkrevivehealth.com/newsroom/health-plan-consolidation-a-case-of-the-blues

Surprise! The Urgent Care Center May Send You A Big Bill — Just Like the ER
http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2015/07/20/surprise-the-urgent-care-center-may-send-you-a-big-bill-just-like-the-er/

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