Houston Business Coalition on Health (HBCH)

The HBCH Winter Forum, "Getting Beyond the Ugly Side of Healthcare," will provide a unique opportunity to gain insights directly from those driving meaningful change in the healthcare landscape and education on how to make a case for healthcare innovation to the c-suite. A few of the healthcare leaders attendees will hear from include the keynote panel of Stacey Richter (host of one of the most listened to healthcare podcasts on value innovation, Relentless Health Value Podcast), David Hines (Metro Nashville Public Schools) and Carrie Rust (ELLWOOD). The Forum will focus on best practices for the management of three key, high-interest topics: ⭐ High-cost claims ⭐ Women's health ⭐ Point solutions Make plans today to join us on Dec. 4 at Rice University - Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Click the link in the comments for full agenda & registration details.

𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! The World Health Organization reports that #healthliteracy is the single strongest determinant of a person’s health status, life expectancy, and costs. There is a vast amount of empirical evidence linking low health literacy to a host of negative health and economic outcomes, yet its importance is continually overlooked and undervalued. Over a twenty-year period, MedEncentive has built a considerable body of independently validated evidence showing that “𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲” mitigates the ill effects of low health literacy that "𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐎𝐈, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evwPYthE #healthliteracy #healtheducation

Some patients are going to get the same procedure they always have - only to be hit with a bigger bill because of a change in business structure... Elisabeth Rosenthal says this is a case of another "buyer beware warning" in healthcare, and "the rebranding of doctors’ offices of outpatient clinics as hospitals for the purpose of billing. And it’s, it’s no different, nothing."

Amy Hartman (Senior Manager, Human Investments, Credit Human): "Credit Human joined HBCH about a year ago, and since then, our learning has skyrocketed. We've made connections across industries with employers and healthcare innovators, leading to better decisions about the benefits we offer to employees. HBCH board, staff, and members are fully committed to leveraging purchasing power to make constructive, fair, structural change designed to rationalize the cost of healthcare for employees and their families. We'll get this done faster when more thoughtful, committed organizations in the Houston area engage with HBCH to progress the work together." Become an HBCH member today: https://lnkd.in/et5KYBHM #healthcare #benefits #Houston #healthplan

The HBCH Winter Forum is coming up on Dec. 4! The Forum will focus on best practices for the management of three key, high-interest topics: ⭐ High-cost claims ⭐ Women's health ⭐ Point solutions Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights directly from those driving meaningful change in the healthcare landscape. The panel discussing #womenshealth will include moderator Kim Kozeny (The Lactation Network) and panelists Sarah Acosta, MPH, RDN, LD (Harris County), David Adamson (ARC Fertility) and Mark Cone MD (Privia Health). Register now to be part of the conversation: https://lnkd.in/eErTeEim

Escalating grocery bills and car prices have cooled, but relief does not extend to #healthcare, the new KFF survey shows.

“Fully funding the Texas All-Payer Claims Database & promoting honesty in billing by requiring facilities to use NPI numbers to identify the location where care is actually provided are two ways that Texas state lawmakers can have a real impact on the price of health care..." #txlege #healthcare #pricetransparency

"Health-insurance costs are rising at the steepest rates in years, driven by higher labor costs and heavy demand for new and expensive diabetes and obesity drugs, among other factors. Even before the latest increases, healthcare expenses accounted for nearly 12% of payroll expenses for firms with less than $600,000 in revenue, according to a recent analysis by the JPMorganChase Institute." #healthcare #smallbusiness #insurance

The HBCH Winter Forum is coming up on Dec. 4! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights directly from those driving meaningful change in the healthcare landscape. Our keynote panel will include moderator Ted Barrall and panelists David Hines (Metro Nashville Public Schools), Stacey Richter (Relentless Health Value Podcast) and Carrie Rust (ELLWOOD). Register now to be part of the conversation: https://lnkd.in/eErTeEim

The cost of employer health insurance rose 7% for a second straight year, maintaining a growth rate not seen in over a decade. "Businesses can’t keep that up," says National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions's Shawn Gremminger. "That’s adding real stress to the economy."