ANN ARBOR (WWJ) --There is a growing body of evidence that patients who are more actively involved in their health care have better health outcomes and incur lower costs. Health IT can improve the ...

Health spending declined for the first time in more than 60 years during the first quarter, according to a new analysis from Altarum. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) first tracked ...

Healthcare spending growth took a slight uptick over the past year, according to a new report. The latest monthly spending brief (PDF) from Altarum Institute shows that spending grew by 5.2% between ...

Altarum’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending’s latest Health Sector Economic Indicators reported overall national health spending growth decreased in the second quarter. Spending increased by 4% ...

As an alternative to high deductible health plans, Altarum, a health systems research and consulting organization, announced a new health benefit plan. The Medical Episode Spending Allowance (MESA) ...

Former Centene executive Michael Monson has been tapped to be CEO and president of healthcare consulting organization Altarum, according to a June 25 news release. Mr. Monson will oversee Altarum’s ...

Payformance Solutions offers providers and payers solutions and services “to design, evaluate, build, measure and negotiate” value-based reimbursement contracts, Altarum said. This includes analytics, ...

Analysis by the Center for Studying Health Spending at the Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute shows that health spending in the United States in January grew by 4.4 percent compared to January 2010 -- ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Altarum announces the launch of a nationally-accredited continuing health care education program to improve clinical quality of care and health outcomes of ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute has expanded its service ...

The Altarum Board of Trustees has selected Michael Monson, a former executive of the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care plan, for the role of chief executive officer and president. This press ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Altarum today announced that Melanie Bella, a leader in Medicaid and dual eligibles, and Bruce C. Vladeck, a leader in health care policy, health care financing, and ...