Radical Changes With Significant Implications Will Touch All Businesses Affected By Healthcare Reform

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, the leading provider of managed care market intelligence, shares insights into the evolving U.S. healthcare landscape to help industry executives make the best decisions. As millions of previously uninsured people prepare to enroll in health insurance plans and gain access to pharmacy benefits, companies across the country are searching for clarity around the inherent implications for their business. Understanding the politics, the players and the prevalence of risk-based contracting—by market—will be crucial to capturing opportunity. HealthLeaders-InterStudy's newest Executive Briefing, entitled "Sifting through the Noise: How the Exchanges and ACOs are Changing Healthcare Dynamics in the U.S., One Market at a Time" walks through two states' plans for state exchanges—California and Texas—and then explores the ACO landscape in two markets—Boston and Birmingham.

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Drawing from two of HealthLeaders-InterStudy's new products—the State Exchange Tracker and the ACO Spotlight Series—and leveraging Decision Resources Group's ongoing "Sift Through The Noise" campaign to curate the most impactful data, analysis and insights on Healthcare Reform, Sheri Sellmeyer, Vice President at HealthLeaders-InterStudy, discusses how Healthcare Reform is playing out in the just-released Executive Briefing.

"In order for healthcare reform to succeed, doctors and hospitals must move at an accelerated pace into risk-based contracts that reward them for efficiency and better outcomes," explains Ms. Sellmeyer. "We will see radical change with significant implications—not just for the pharmaceutical industry—but across businesses that touch U.S. healthcare."

Download the new Executive Briefing here.

About "Sift Through The Noise": Clarity On Healthcare Reform

In the great ocean of data, analysis and talking heads that surround every event of this magnitude, there is great power in simplicity—sifting through the noise takes time, and the essential things businesses need to know to make good decisions are best pulled out by experts.  Decision Resources Group offers clarity. Visit SiftThroughTheNoise.com to find out more.

About the NEW State Exchange Tracker: State-specific brand opportunity at a glance

State Exchange Tracker offers a concise, intuitive dashboard covering 26 states—and representing 74.3% of US population. This series combines analysis from several proprietary HealthLeaders-InterStudy databases and reports with expert insight. Find out more here.

About the NEW ACO Spotlight Series: Market-specific insight and implication dashboard

The ACO Spotlight Series provides clear, powerful profiles of the ACO landscape across 87 MSAs. This series leverages HealthLeaders-InterStudy's proprietary ACO database and experienced team of analysts to deliver concise, market-specific snapshots. Find out more here.

About HealthLeaders-InterStudy
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a Decision Resources Group company, is the authoritative source for managed care data, analysis, and news. HealthLeaders-InterStudy is part of the Market Access Business Unit at Decision Resources Group which also includes Abacus International, Fingertip Formulary, Pinsonault, and PharmaStrat. Find out more at www.hl-isy.com.

About Decision Resources Group
Decision Resources Group is a cohesive portfolio of companies that offers best-in-class, high-value information and insights on important sectors of the healthcare industry. Clients rely on this analysis and data to make informed decisions. Please visit Decision Resources Group at www.DecisionResourcesGroup.com.

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