To move healthcare forward, we knew we had to go back. We had to take an honest look at the current model and do more than simply re-examine, re-adjust, re-configure.

And we discovered that to help the business of healthcare evolve in a way that is beneficial to the industry, our clients and the people they care for, we’d have to deliver the future.

That means using our solutions to create entirely new connections between payers, providers and members, to change relationships to partnerships, and to help our clients lead the way to a future where better health at lower cost is not only possible but also sustainable.

At McKesson, we’re making better health happen right now, because it’s right for the future.

Doug Moeller, MD, and

Jim Evans discuss how payments tied to episodes of care will be a big focus of payment reform. Read more here.

Article by Dr. Douglas Moeller on how health plans can look to the credit card industry for anti-fraud technology that can save billions during this time of unprecedented change.
http://www.riskandinsurance.com/story.jsp?storyId=261697807&query=McKesson

Fraud & Abuse: The Problem

US healthcare spending is predicted to be $2.5 trillion in 2009 or nearly 18 percent of our Gross Domestic Product — and it is projected to grow to $4.4 trillion, or over 20 percent of GDP, by 2018[1].  The enormity of this spending combined with the complexity of the payment system itself has spawned significant fraudulent and abusive practices.  read more »