Dan Mendelson
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Dan Mendelson
Dan Mendelson is an American businessman and healthcare expert who serves as chief executive officer of Avalere Health, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic advisory company. An influential thought leader and strategist on healthcare, his opinions have been cited regularly in The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and Bloomberg, among other news outlets. He is the author of numerous papers and several editorials published in leading healthcare publications...
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Of those 17 million, only about one million seem to have enrolled so far.
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Of those 17 million, only aboutÊone million seem to have enrolled so far.
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That will serve as a disincentive for some beneficiaries to enroll in a plan. It is a way to ensure some plans attract healthier people.
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It's a fascinating social experiment in using private sector resources to deliver a social benefit. What Congress did was completely unprecedented they created new markets and new products.
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We estimate that 17 million individuals need to actually fill out the forms, send in a premium and sign up.
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The conventional view on Wall Street is that the Medicare formularies mimic commercial formularies, and that's incorrect. These formularies are more stringent than what you see in the private sector.