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3 Ways That Payers Leveraged Artificial Intelligence in 2020

by Kelsey Waddill

Payers used artificial intelligence to drive towards key objectives in 2020. Artificial intelligence is not a new technology, with the first artificial intelligence programs emerging in the early...

UPMC Partnership Expands Chronic Disease Medication Adherence

by Hannah Nelson

UPMC Health Plan and Sempre Health’s medication adherence collaboration has expanded its chronic disease management benefits to include diabetes medicines for members of UPMC’s...

Anthem Skill Uses AI, Alexa For Medication Adherence, Engagement

by Kelsey Waddill

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Ohio (Anthem) developed the Anthem Skill to help members pursue medication adherence and better member engagement through Alexa-enabled devices. ”We work every...

High Deductible Health Plans Create Cost-Related Barriers to Care

by Kelsey Waddill

High deductible health plans pose a barrier to care by increasing costs for patients and causing scheduling and financial turbulence for providers, according to a survey of providers conducted by the...

Longer Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Prevents Maternal Uninsurance

by Kelsey Waddill

Extending postpartum Medicaid insurance could make postpartum healthcare more affordable for new mothers and improve health outcomes , a recent report from the Urban Institute found. “Uninsured...

Using Member Engagement to Create Personalized Payer Experience

by Kelsey Waddill

Two Blue Cross Blue Shield Association companies are demonstrating how personalization of healthcare solutions continues to be the golden fleece for healthcare payers. “Employers are rethinking...

Reinventing Formularies, Drug Pricing to Up Medication Adherence

by Kelsey Waddill

Update 03/03/2020: This article has been updated to reflect that Oscar Health might expand the number of options for migraine prescriptions. A previous version implied that there were no migraine...

How Peer Recovery Increases Medication Adherence, Lowers Spending

by Kelsey Waddill

Update 02/21/2020: This article has been updated to reflect that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island partnered with the Anchor Recovery Community Center (a program of The Providence Center) to...

VHA Sees Better Medication Adherence Despite High Drug Costs

by Kelsey Waddill

The drug pricing and coverage plan at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is poised to improve medication adherence, with the payer boasting a 5.9 percentage point lower rate of cost-related...

In-Person Care Still Valued in Digital Age, Consumer Survey Finds

by Kelsey Waddill

While virtual care is attractive, patients still value in-person care, according to a consumer survey conducted by Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona (BCBSAZ) and USC Schaeffer Center. "It's our job...

UPMC Value-Based Drug Contract Hinges On Disability Progression

by Kelsey Waddill

UPMC Health Plan has entered into a value-based agreement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Biogen to be reimbursed for multiple sclerosis medications on the basis of disability...

Strategies for Managing Chronic Conditions in Rural Areas

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Over half of American adults have a chronic condition, including hypertension, diabetes, and chronic lung disease, the leading drivers of health care costs. Access to proper medical treatment, proper...

High-Deductible Health Plans Are a Big Hit to Medication Adherence

by Samantha McGrail

Patients with diabetes enrolled on a high-deductible health plan have a hard time paying for their brand-name medications, having a negative impact on medication adherence, according to new data...

3 Strategies for Payers to Improve Member Medication Adherence

by Kelsey Waddill

Ensuring members’ medication adherence is a step toward decreasing payers’ overall costs and improving patient outcomes. But medication adherence is highly personal territory that can be...

Alternative Payment Models Rein in State Prescription Drug Spending

by Kelsey Waddill

As Medicaid programs look to provide costly gene therapies, specialty drugs, and other potentially life-saving medications to beneficiaries, states are getting creative by implementing alternative...