Henry Harbin, MD, psychiatrist and advisor at The Bowman Family Foundation, and his colleagues are calling on health plans to start being more transparent about provider network behavioral and mental...
Inaccurate provider directory information can leave mental healthcare patients paying for out-of-network providers and facing surprise medical bills, a recent Health Affairs study...
Almost 50 percent of American adults deferred care themselves or have a household member who deferred care due to the coronavirus, but more than two-thirds of those who deferred (32 percent of the...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) has seen a boom in telehealth visits, particularly to serve mental healthcare needs, the company announced.
The payer saw the number...
While coronavirus brought many non-clinical benefits to a halt, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is making wellness programming available to its members in spite of the...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Humana have stepped up their commitments to Medicare Advantage members as states begin to reopen businesses and lift stay-at-home orders.
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As payers cut back on members’ coronavirus testing and treatment costs and employ telehealth services to meet non-emergency needs, they still expect to keep 2021 premium rates level or lower than...
Cigna and SCAN Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage programs are focused on decreasing senior social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic through new programs and funding, relying on volunteers...
CVS Health has eliminated cost-sharing and co-pays for coronavirus-related treatment, the company announced on March 25.
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Updated 03/13/2020: This article has been updated to include information from a CMS FAQ regarding essential health benefit coverage.
Updated 3/27/2020: Since this article was originally published...
Short-term limited duration policies may provide lower premium rates, but when patients contract unexpected, high-cost health conditions, these plans may leave members exposed to higher out-of-pocket...
The reformed Department of Defense health plan is not improving patient satisfaction, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
GAO found that a year after establishing TRICARE...
Blue Shield of California has announced a $20 million commitment to the California Access to Housing and Services fund in order to enhance behavioral health services.
The fund, proposed by...
Henry Harbin, MD, a psychiatrist and an advisor to The Bowman Family Foundation, and his team were somewhat hopeful in 2017 after publishing their report on mental health parity and disparities from...
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC’s) Well-Being Learning Project highlights how employee health is the result of a symbiotic relationship between employees and their company in which...
Primary care services were reimbursed 23.8 percent more than behavioral healthcare in 2017, which indicates that among commercial payers the payment parity issue between physical and behavioral...
As both the managing director of behavioral health at Blue Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island (BCBSRI) and a licensed clinical social worker, Rena Sheehan knows the challenges parents face when searching...
Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan (BCBSM) is revolutionizing the way they promote wellness among their employer-sponsored health plan members through their virtual wellness program, according to Cindy...
Nearly one in three employees want their employers to provide increased financial health support, and more demand additional mental health support, said a report by the National Business Group on...
CMS recently approved two section 1115 demonstration waivers that will allow Minnesota and Nebraska to improve and expand upon their Medicaid institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) over the course of...
