A special edition of The Healthcare Labyrinth Podcast recapping healthcare events in 2024 and with predictions for 2025.
About The Podcast:
Millions of Americans feel confused and frustrated in their search for quality healthcare coverage.
Between out-of-control costs, countless inefficiencies, a lack of affordable universal access, and little focus on wellness and prevention, the system is clearly in dire need of change.
Hosted by healthcare policy and technology expert Marc S. Ryan, the Healthcare Labyrinth Podcast offers accessible, incisive deep dives on the most pressing issues and events in American healthcare.
Marc seeks to help Americans become wiser consumers and navigate the healthcare maze with more confidence and certainty through The Healthcare Labyrinth website and his book of the same name.
Marc is an unconventional Republican who believes that affordable universal access is a wise and prudent investment. He recommends common-sense solutions to reform American healthcare.
Tune in every week as Marc examines the latest developments in the space, offering analysis, insights, and predictions on the changing state of healthcare in America.
About The Episode:
On this episode, Marc gives you a recap of the major healthcare events of 2024 and predicts what might come on the healthcare front in 2025 under a new administration.
Key Takeaways:
2024 was a tumultuous year for healthcare, especially health insurers.
Most insurers struggled with profits, with CVS Health and Humana especially battered.
Health plans faced major scrutiny from Capitol Hill and CMS, especially PBMs.
MA plans saw a second year of reduced rates and poor Star performance, which meant contraction of 2025 benefits and offerings.
The first negotiations over Medicare drugs occurred in 2024 with mixed results on final pricing.
GLP-1 drugs sent costs soaring in most lines of business.
Medicaid enrollment and rates dropped, while Exchange enrollment soared again.
The Change Healthcare cyberattack brought healthcare in America to a standstill.
The Trump administration will resist major healthcare overhaul, but nonetheless cut healthcare dramatically as it finds savings for tax cut extensions.
While Trump will be friendlier to insurers, still expect accountability and transparency measures.
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Resources
The Healthcare Labyrinth: A Guide to Navigating Health Plans and Fixing American Health Insurance
