Craig Hasday

Low satisfaction and high costs are driving consumers away from traditional healthcare delivery models in favor of alternatives.

Presidential candidates are unlikely to advocate for any of these changes so it’s up to employers and their advisers to take a run at them.

But don’t expect any of the presidential candidates to advocate these changes. More knowledgeable stakeholders like advisers are going to have to take a run at this.

Price comparison tools available to the public don’t make it easy enough for workers to make informed decisions.

They might, if they had better access to pricing information in the decision-making process, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.

Commentary: Today’s usage of the word healthcare is “care for the sick.” The only way we are going to solve our cost crisis is to change its meaning, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Commentary: There are many new market entrants promising to reshape the health insurance industry, but which are most likely to succeed?

Commentary: Risk adjustment programs were intended to be self-supporting and clearly this has not been the case, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Commentary: Pharma will feel the pain of regulation sooner than they expected, adviser Craig Hasday predicts.

Commentary: There are rampant and seemingly uncontrollable costs of sustaining life in a system which lacks any semblance of common sense.

Commentary: Who would argue that spending $10,000 is worth the trade-off of cardiac surgery? Or $90,000 for drugs which might avoid a costly liver failure incident? A lot of employers, that’s who.

Commentary: Employers should be vigilant when developing strategies which can run afoul of new rules. The penalties are severe.

Commentary: Having watched the physicians obtain 17 legislative delays on SGR, adviser Craig Hasday is less than optimistic that the federal government will be successful in their laudable efforts at payment reform.

Commentary: All Americans are concerned about escalation of health care expenditures. But, does anyone really want the government in the middle of how we access care? Legislation in New York could make that happen.

Commentary: CMS has issued a special enrollment period for certain individuals to sign up for health care coverage on the exchanges. Blogger Craig Hasday wonders if the administration's leniency is also hurting its credibility.

Commentary: Post-Affordable Care Act increases should be setting off fiscal alarms, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday, who predicts more expansion to come.