Prof. Hermann Mazard (@profherm) profile picture

Speaker, teacher, mentor, friend. Director at @EmpireBCBS's Healthplus unit. Also a proud alumnus of @dartmouth @kelloggschool @kapsi1911

New York, NY
Joined January 2009
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Congratulations to #wasserella alumnus Bruce Van Saun from Citizens Bank, who was named #BankerOfTheYear by American Banker magazine. lnkd.in/eBnBDDK
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For the second consecutive year, healthcare premiums declined, and the number of insurers offering exchange plans increased from 155 to 175. Less cost, more choice is a step in the right direction. #obamacare lnkd.in/e6dBMHk
Congrats to #wasserella alumnus Jeff Pranaitis who joins the M&A team at Stifel Bank. lnkd.in/evc3C2J
Is private equity a more viable option for primary or specialty healthcare practices that want to stay independent of large hospital systems? It can be... lnkd.in/eVBQw2m
High deductible private insurance plans, as a sole option, are on the decline, partly b/c they discourage health awareness and physician engagement. lnkd.in/gEVtk-G lnkd.in/gtcRVtj
Intermountain Healthcare spins off its Castell subsidiary that develops analytics and software for primary care doctors transitioning from a transaction-based care model to a value-based care model. lnkd.in/e85Sdzu
Venture capital funding in the #digitalhealth space has been robust, reaching $5.1 billion in the first half of 2019 across 318 deals ($16 million per investment). lnkd.in/eFFS7kR
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden releases health care plan that ditches #MedicareForAll, preserves #PrivateInsurance, strengthens #Obamacare, and embraces a #PublicOption. lnkd.in/ey8icgH lnkd.in/eyp76-e
We won! We won! On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of participating in a knock-down-drag-out political campaign to re-elect @LoisLaneMedia to represent the 45th City Council District in South Brooklyn. If you’ve read about this race, you’ll know it was mired…lnkd.in/ek5an38
Congratulations to #wasserella alumnus Townsend Ziebold, who will bring his M&A expertise to help Cowen Inc. deepen its roots in the cannabis industry. To be blunt, it has taken all my willpower to resist the urge to use more than…lnkd.in/eE4yQhS lnkd.in/e3EihXB
Every morning, I drink a $0.20 cup of coffee at home or a $0.50 cup from a food cart. But at 2pm, the Starbucks run for a $5.00 cup has social and professional benefits. #imjustsayin lnkd.in/edQXEan
Most should, others could, while nameless masses wonder if they even would. I, on the other hand, did! #survivalrace lnkd.in/eS6um3u
I was happy to celebrate #HaitianFlagDay with fellow #Haitian, and newly elected NYC Councilmember @LoisLaneMedia, and supporters. L’union fair la force! Thank you Scott Stringer for a great breakfast. lnkd.in/ee5Y3hv
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Congratulations to the American Medical Association and chief equity offer @DrAlethaMaybank, who will be examining, and correcting for, the social factors that have create health disparities across different socio-economic, racial and ethnic groups. lnkd.in/eTaAYnu
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