As we learn more about the COVID-19 virus, societal responses and vaccine development, our collective knowledge continues to develop. Throughout this time, Guy Carpenter is continually connecting with our clients and business associates to gather the key questions health insurers are asking along with the range of potential outcomes. ... Continue Reading »
Healthcare
Payers, Be Bold When Charting Your Financial Future
The COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for the healthcare industry. There is an opportunity to make the entire system better than before – but only if stakeholders are willing to be bold, according to Akshay Jindal and Frank Roberts, Partner and Principal, respectively, in Oliver Wyman's Health & Life Sciences practice and Amy Zhang, Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman. O ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19 Makes Digital Care the Norm in China
The global COVID-19 pandemic has hit healthcare hard, considering the immense pressure for the sector to build up capacity, to protect its workforce, to coordinate across public response and policy, and to assure and serve the populace in many stages of worry or disease. As the government urged or mandated populations to stay at home and as hospitals turned away patients for ... Continue Reading »
Observe, Orient, Decide, Act: COVID-19 Pandemic Navigator Insights Series
The world is being flooded with data and models attempting to predict how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact healthcare systems and economies. Unfortunately, trying to create static point estimates — whether that is active cases, lockdowns, gross domestic product, recovery rates — is a fool’s errand at this point in time. This can be seen in the wild disparity in estimates from e ... Continue Reading »
European Healthcare Investment During COVID-19
As the initial systemic shock that COVID-19 has had across the globe begins to abate, healthcare has proven economically resilient relative to other sectors. The crisis has however fundamentally changed the short- and medium-term future healthcare landscape – impacting both the healthcare provider and life sciences industries. ... Continue Reading »
What’s Around the Bend for Health Plan Pricing
Over half a million people across the United States to date have tested positive for COVID-19. The nation’s healthcare system has been brought to its knees. There is incredible newfound gratitude for healthcare workers, true heroes who risk their lives to save lives, all from the frontlines of a pandemic. ... Continue Reading »
Responding to COVID-19 in Brazil
Around the world lockdown measures have been put in place to flatten the COVID-19 contagion curve and alleviate impact on health systems. The side effect, however, has been a profound and unprecedented negative impact in the real economy. ... Continue Reading »
Is There a New Normal in Commercial Health Insurance?
Not since 2008’s great recession have markets tumbled so fast. As of April 1, the Dow sunk from a record high of nearly 30,000 to nearly 20,000 – losing a third of its value in less than 30 days. How bad it will get, and how long it will take to recover is, again, uncertain. ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19: Insurance Coverage Considerations for Health Care Organizations
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, health care organizations remain at the forefront of the fight against the virus. And many health care risk professionals are asking how their insurance policies will respond to claims related to COVID-19. ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19: Responses & Implications to Healthcare in Asia
Of all the industries, COVID-19 hit healthcare first and hit it hard, both public and private across the globe. In this document, Guy Carpenter-affiliate Oliver Wyman summarizes the journey to date in Asia and how leaders have and continue to combat this epidemic. ... Continue Reading »
