Thought Leadership for the Healthcare Industry

By Michael N. Brown, Fellow Health Partners “Interoperability was meant to simplify healthcare. Instead, it further exposes the conflict between payers and providers.”  A Promise That’s Become a Pressure Point The promise of interoperability has always been clear: faster care, fewer delays, better outcomes. Yet as the healthcare industry approaches the 2026 CMS Interoperability and Prior…

By Michael N. Brown, Fellow Health Partners Each fall, open enrollment season arrives—a period filled with both optimism and apprehension. Americans sift through health-plan options, weighing cost against coverage in an effort to find something that fits their needs and their budget. But with each passing year, the balancing act becomes more difficult. Premiums, deductibles, copays, and…

By Michael N. Brown, CEO, Fellow Health Partners A recent piece in The Daily Beast [1] captured what many of us in healthcare already know but don’t talk about enough: our system—intended to heal—is often the source of deep emotional stress for patients. Cancer survivor Jonathan Gluck’s story, marked by anxiety not from his illness but from…