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DECEMBER 2008
The United States spends more on health care than comparable countries do and more than its wealth would suggest. Here’s how—and why.
Making health care more affordable is the key to making the US system sustainable. We can bring three of the largest sources of underlying costs and their growth under control.
JULY 2008
All signs point to a more specialized future for US hospitals. But getting from here to there won’t be easy.
AUGUST 2008
Generics manufacturers have prospered in Central and Eastern European markets of late, but the regulatory landscape is changing. Companies must take action if they are to surmount the competition.
Mapping the way decision makers interact could hasten the introduction of vaccines.
MAY 2008
A combination of reforms is needed to ease the burden on Japan’s health care system
FEBRUARY 2008
China’s pharmaceutical market is growing by upward of 20 percent a year, but global drug companies still must capture its full potential.
DECEMBER 2007
Makers of generic and branded drugs alike stand to gain by developing the country's fledgling market.
SEPTEMBER 2007
For pharmaceutical and medical-product companies, adopting world-class manufacturing processes can create a competitive advantage by reducing regulatory risk and production costs.
JULY 2007
The first wave of IT improvements solved some problems, but opportunities remain. Now it’s time for a more comprehensive approach.
MARCH 2007
To encourage the private sector, governments must learn how to regulate the health care industry appropriately.
FEBRUARY 2007
A health care system's fundamental problems can be addressed if the decision makers recognize the interlocking nature of its elements.
JUNE 2007
During the next five years, rapid innovation may restructure the value chain of health care payments and change the sector’s balance of power.
Battered by competition and regulation, hospitals need fast, dramatic treatment: leadership that thinks strategically, builds quality, and aligns doctors with the goals of hospitals.
AUGUST 2006
US hospitals rank among the triumphs of 20th-century technology and organization. Yet they must change drastically to adapt to the needs of the 21st.
More and more, payers are dealing with individual consumers, not companies. They will have to change their products, their mind-sets, and their competencies.
MARCH 2008
Delos "Toby" Cosgrove discusses innovation in health care—including a key role for top executives to play in reducing the nation’s health care burden.
DECEMBER 2005
The chairman of the largest publicly traded US health benefits company discusses the industry's future.
JUNE 2008
Consumers are confused, concerned, and uncertain about their health insurance and financing needs. Companies should listen to them.
NOVEMBER 2007
Hospitals must learn what commercially insured patients and their physicians look for when choosing facilities—and how to deliver it.
JUNE 2006
Executives say employee benefits help companies compete but have an incomplete understanding of benefits and how they perform.
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