Health Plan Satisfaction

BMA: MA Member Satisfaction Is High, Prior Authorization Denials Low

by Kelsey Waddill

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries express high levels of member satisfaction, an eHealth survey found. eHealth surveyed nearly 2,850 individuals online toward the end of May 2022. Nearly two-thirds of...

Privately Insured Catheter Users Incurred High Out-of-Pocket Costs

by Victoria Bailey

Catheter users who received health insurance coverage from private health plans incurred higher annual out-of-pocket costs compared to catheter users on a government or public health plan, according to...

Public Payers See Higher Member Satisfaction on Network Size, Cost

by Kelsey Waddill

Medicare Advantage, fee-for-service Medicare, and Medicaid received higher member satisfaction scores than individual health insurance market plans and employer-sponsored health plans, according to a...

Digital Member Experience Services May Boost Plan Satisfaction

by Victoria Bailey

Payers that offer consistent digital member experience services across multiple channels are more likely to see steady benefits and have high member satisfaction, according to a new study. A member...

Top 3 Member Engagement Benefits of Using Omnichannel Tools

by Kelsey Waddill

Omnichannel strategies are becoming increasingly significant to successful member engagement. What is omnichannel engagement? Omnichannel engagement is a strategy that originated as a sales and...

ACHP Recommends Federal Employee Plan Comparison Tool Updates

by Victoria Bailey

The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) has proposed a number of recommendations to improve the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program’s plan comparison tool in order to boost...

Commercial Plan Member Satisfaction Jumps 10 Percentage Points

by Kelsey Waddill

Member satisfaction has improved significantly among commercial health plans, JD Power’s 2021 commercial member health plan study found. “The past year has proven without a doubt that...

Employer-Sponsored Health Plans See Strong Member Satisfaction

by Kelsey Waddill

Most Americans who have employer-sponsored health plans expressed confidence in their health plans’ support and financial protection, according to a survey conducted on behalf...

MA Plans See 99% Member Satisfaction Among Non-White Members

by Kelsey Waddill

Almost all Medicare Advantage members are satisfied with their Medicare Advantage coverage and nonwhite members report slightly higher member satisfaction, according to a survey commissioned by Better...

Plan Comparison May Prevent Medicare Beneficiaries Switching Plans

by Kelsey Waddill

Update 12/6/2019: This article has been updated to reflect that the 8 and 10 percent voluntary shifts happened in unsubsidized MA plans and Medicare prescription drug plans, respectively. An earlier...

Health Plan Care Coordination Key as Beneficiary Satisfaction Climbs

by Sara Heath

While beneficiary satisfaction with commercial health plans continues to climb, there are still key areas for improvement to drive an overall better consumer experience, according to a recent survey...