Primary Health is . . . a Common Good
This blog has been inspired by the landmark report of the National Academy of Engineering, Science, and Medicine‘s Consensus Study Report on Implementing High Quality Primary Care (“IHQPC”). References are to specific pages within the document. “Primary Care in the United States is slowly dying.” Wow. So begins the 427-page tour d
The New Shape of Choice
I am speaking at the HLTH conference in Boston today on a panel titled, “The New Shape of Work.” The goal of the session is to reevaluate and rethink the traditional health benefits we see from employers given the major societal shifts of the last 18 months. Employees are demanding more options, more and varied […]
The Magnificent Obsession
A few weeks ago, the senior management leaders who guide Crossover Health’s medical and corporate teams gathered in Laguna Beach to celebrate the launch of our recently announced Be Well program and to plot our future trajectory. There were lots of presentations and perspectives, both from those inside the company as well as knowledgeable investor, [&helli
From Hype to Hybrid: Choice Architecture in Care Access
My last post referenced an NEJM article which spoke about the challenge (impossibility?) of reconciling new care delivery models with fee-for-service compensation. Hot on the heels of this is our release of “From Hype to Hybrid”—a summary of Crossover research results authored by our Chief Medical Officer, Stephen Ezeji-Okeye, MD. The paper shows that,
The View from the Salt Creek Beach
I was able to attend the annual Health Evolution Summit conference held late last month in Laguna Beach, Calif., and feel the urge to “write home” about the experience, and some of my key takeaways. This particular conference features the CEOs of many of the leading lights in healthcare and policy circles, including some next […]
Back to Back To Campus
Back to Back To Campus Despite the significant progress over the last 6 months, the U.S seems to be re-tracing the hard fought gains against the pandemic. What was once considered a late summer / early fall return to campus, has just become alot more complex as we deal with the delta variant, ongoing policy […]
Clarity through Contrast: The Crossover Couplet
In the race to meet rapidly evolving care needs, there has been a Cambrian explosion of innovation in the digital health and virtual care* space. Both in practical application and in theory for some, these advancements are designed to create more access, lower costs, simplify complex workflows, and address niche market needs. As welcome as […]
The Great Consolidation, Part 4: Trust as the currency of future health
The Great Consolidation series has focused on the coming market shakeout in the employer health services space. The ever-growing flood of companies and consortia promising or positioning to be “Full Stack” Primary Health solutions will increase in the short term (6-12 months), but inevitably consolidate over the mid term (18-36 months). Part 1 described
The Great Consolidation, Part 2: The Four Pillars of Full Stack Care
In Part 1 of this series, I described the impending “Great Consolidation” in the Digital Health and Employer Health space using the past history of the platform wars that we saw with the desktop computer, mobile phones, and electronic health records to demonstrate that an ecosystem of 1,000’s of solutions is simply not sustainable. The [&he
The Great Consolidation, Part 1: The Employer Health Platform Wars
Fueled by COVID-related demand for virtual care technologies, the growth in digital health funding has been nothing short of spectacular. According to sources, total funding for “digital health” venture capital, debt, and public market financing reached $21.6 billion in 2020, an increase of an amazing 103% from the $10.6 billion raised in 2019. This has