The Diabetes Prevention Program could offer commercial payers an impactful way to prevent chronic disease for beneficiaries, according to a new report from AHIP.
In 2012, AHIP recruited seven...
Only 22 percent of Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are familiar with how star ratings work and increasing consumer awareness about star ratings would help beneficiaries choose high quality plans,...
A tailored cost sharing program that helps beneficiaries pay for chronic disease care can reduce wasteful spending and increase access to chronic disease management services. However, relying on...
Medicare Advantage is a growing market and an attractive opportunity for payers to offer quality plans to older beneficiaries. Competition is increasing in the MA environment, and beneficiaries...
Only 10 percent of Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medigap plan members receive chronic care management reminders,, according to a new survey from Healthmine.
The CDC estimates that 70 percent of all...
Close to 90 percent of employees in large and mid-size private businesses are offered medical benefits, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Larger businesses tend to see...
Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare supplemental insurance, or Medigap, are both intended to enhance the value of traditional Medicare coverage for seniors and other eligible beneficiaries.
Both...
The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) provides 90 percent of America’s health plans with the ability to directly compare performance across the national stage....
The BlueCross BlueShield Association has announced a new accreditation program for opioid abuse treatment centers as a larger part of the organization’s mission to combat the US opioid...
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program has surpassed Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) in developing positive member healthcare outcomes and reducing care costs, according to an analysis of both programs...
Health plan cost sharing and deductible spending have outpaced employee wage growth in the last ten years, according to data released by the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker.
Employees’...
Retail clinics are gaining in popularity among patients looking for quick, convenient care for minor ailments.
Kiosks and no-appointment-needed offices located in corner pharmacies and big box stores...
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are not meeting their customer satisfaction goals, and tend to leave consumers feeling less-than-pleased with the way health plans communicate and the availability of...
Payers can curb spending on medical care by investing in narrow networks and customer satisfaction tools, says a new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health Research Institute (HRI) analysis.
PwC found...
Humana and Walgreens have announced the launch of two primary care clinics, designed to meet the needs of Medicare beneficiaries, that will operate within Walgreens locations in the Kansas City...
Health plan beneficiaries are increasing their demand for holistic health and wellness benefits, which can help payers deliver value and improve outcomes, according to a new report from Aetna.
The...
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase have named Atul Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, as the CEO of their joint healthcare company. The company will be...
Health plan members are seeking high-quality customer service experiences from their insurers, and will use positive interactions to make decisions about continued loyalty, according to a new Forrester...
Short-term wellness interventions can improve employee well-being and may help employers reduce their overall costs while maintaining employee health and productivity, according to a new study...
Healthcare, an industry that lags behind others in technology adoption, is slow to embrace innovative solutions that address business challenges. For payers that want to implement electronic payment...
