On November 5, 2018, the Detroit News published the following column written by Forthright Health’s Tom Valenti. Tom makes the point that despite state legislative action to help [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sought “broad input on direct provider contracting (DPC) between payers and primary care or multi-specialty groups to inform potential [...]
Forthright Health’s Tom Valenti wrote the following article for Employee Benefit Adviser: What is the difference between an Onsite Clinic and Direct Primary Care? And for Employee Benefit [...]
On April 23, 2017, the Detroit News published the following column written by Forthright Health’s Tom Valenti. The column’s point is that we’re wasting too much time arguing [...]
Listen to Tom Valenti discuss Forthright Health and the concept of Direct Primary Care with WTCM’s Ron Jolly. Click the arrow below to play the audio. (you might need to click it twice)
Why there will never be an Uber for healthcare You should walk away from anyone who says there can be an “Uber for healthcare.” It is the equivalent of someone saying they “have a bridge to sell [...]
Why Telemedicine Won’t Save Your Company A Dime How I wish I could simply call a doctor to find out if this sickness is something I can just “wait-out.” It is 11:30 PM and my nagging cold [...]
How long has there been talk of “fixing” US healthcare? How many times has your employer changed its health plan hoping to find a magic cure for ever-rising costs? Despite the talk and changes so [...]
You should walk away from anyone who says there can be an “Uber for healthcare.” It is the equivalent of someone saying they “have a bridge to sell you.” Or, more precisely, it shows a complete [...]
How I wish I could simply call a doctor to find out if this sickness is something I can just “wait-out.” It is 11:30 PM and my nagging cold symptoms are keeping me from falling asleep. I think: [...]
Can you imagine the glee in employer boardrooms upon hearing: “we have $X budgeted for healthcare for the next few years and that’s exactly what we’re going to spend,” regardless of the actual [...]
I found it strange that a very busy man like Rick Murdock, the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Health Plans (the state lobbying group for the health insurance carriers), would [...]
Jay Greene, Crain’s well-respected healthcare reporter, wrote the following article: Primary care network set to increase access to physicians Employers are going to look for the best [...]
I see this chart presented time and again as the reason for our high healthcare costs. Usually, it is shown by a well-meaning physician who implies “see, it’s all those damn greedy non-doctors [...]
Which candidate for president said the following? I think we haven’t evolved away from local hospital systems being the dominant model. I’m not suggesting getting rid of them, I’m suggesting [...]
Perhaps you saw the news that 20+ different organizations are forming The Health Care Transformation Task Force (most of the members are giant hospital systems). From the Task Force member [...]
It was an honor for Forthright Health’s Founding Partner, Tom Valenti, to testify in support of and help Michigan State Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R – Canton) push SB 1033 through the [...]
This article was published in KevinMD and TheHealthcareBlog Man looks into the Abyss, and there’s nothin’ staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character, and [...]
YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED! A TRUE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM FIX! Or, so you think. You read about some brave doctor switching to a Direct Primary Care (“DPC”) practice or come [...]
Forthright Health and Aledade launched on almost the exact same day. Thus far, I’m a big fan of what I have heard of Aledade. It has a terrific and much needed mission and business model. [...]
Play with deductibles, coinsurance and copays all you want, but you’re not fixing the problem. 75% of healthcare costs are the result of largely preventable and treatable chronic disease. [...]
Do you want to help create this plan for Michigan and the Midwest? BlueSky Health needs your help to make it happen. In the State of Washington, the Nation’s First Health Insurance Plan [...]
A year ago, Josh Linkner from Detroit Venture Partners wrote a “snarky blog post” (his words) about the horrible experience of visiting a doctor. He offered suggestions on how to improve the [...]
Perhaps you saw our editorial in the Detroit News over the weekend. If you would like to read it, you can access it here – A Patient-Centered Medicaid Compromise We have worked hard to [...]
By Tom Valenti Instead of expanding a broken Medicaid system, Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder, who touts achieving best value for money, should be favoring a true healthcare fix. One that [...]
As a business owner, if a supplier came to you every year asking for double-digit price increases for a poor-quality product, would you continue to do business with that person? Most likely, the [...]
It takes 2 weeks or longer to see a primary care provider. At quick glance, the major “Doctor Line” services appear quite valuable. But what if you have a complicated issue or a [...]
1. Do you have a regular doctor or place of care? 2. Can you easily talk to your doctor by phone? 3. Can you easily get care or medical advice during weekends or evenings? 4. Are your doctor [...]
Healthcare benefits are investments in employee productivity. Yet, rising costs and a complicated healthcare system allow for little return on investment (ROI). Most employers struggle to [...]
