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Higher Market Share Helps Payers in Negotiations, Premium Impact Unclear

by Kelsey Waddill

Payers with larger market shares tend to have lower prices nationally, a study published in Health Affairs confirmed. The researchers used data from Turquoise Health, a company that collects hospital...

83% of Consumers Are Interested in Health Savings Accounts for Non-HDHPs

by Kelsey Waddill

Many consumers would be interested in a type of account that was like a health savings account (HSA) in its construction but able to be attached to plans other than high deductible health plans...

Health Insurance Is The Third-Highest Living Expense For Americans

by Kelsey Waddill

Health insurance premiums absorb a high share of the average American’s annual income and must compete with other essential expenses to be a priority in consumers’ minds, a study from...

Payers Missing the Mark on Digital Member Experience, Satisfaction

by Victoria Bailey

Payers are falling short in the member experience department, with members reporting dissatisfaction with digital experiences and payers failing to track members’ online encounters, according to...

How Payers Can Cultivate Consumer-Centered Digital Innovation

by Kelsey Waddill

With the dawn of the virtual-first health plan and continued increases in healthcare consumerism, payers have found themselves in an age of consumer-centered digital innovation. Healthcare revenue...