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Jeff Margolis predicts profound changes to U.S. healthcare system in 2007



February 12th, 2007

Profound changes are in store for the U.S. healthcare system in 2007, according to Jeff Margolis, chairman and CEO of The TriZetto Group, Inc., (TZIX), whose technology, the company says, touches nearly 50% of the U.S. insured population.

A 20-year leader in developing information-technology systems for the managed-care industry, Margolis offered his top predictions for 2007 and beyond:

1) A looming wave of bad consumer healthcare debt will generate demand for real-time, point-of-care claims adjudication systems that generate accurate consumer payment amounts. As consumers shoulder more of the cost of their healthcare services, providers will face a...


Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-02-12)