Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) will offer a $0 insulin copay for commercial, fully-insured members, increasing diabetic members’ access to care, the payer...
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona (BCBSAZ) is using text message-based patient outreach to address prescription drug affordability and medication adherence, BCBSAZ announced.
The healthcare payer has...
As healthcare costs continue to escalate, policymakers have put forth numerous solutions to control Medicare drug spending and, through it, stabilize the healthcare economy, a recent Kaiser Family...
Believing that having a standard value-based insurance design (V-BID) plan could fast-track the implementation of value-based insurance design principles, a team of researchers from the University of...
Expanding supplement benefits within the Medicare program could help underinsured seniors who see gaps in care now that they lack employer-sponsored plans, the Commonwealth Fund...
Healthcare payers are continuing to respond to industry pressure to address price transparency challenges, tapping healthcare technologies that will help them understand the true cost of patient...
UnitedHealthcare and Boca Raton Regional Hospital missed their contract renewal deadline and are communicating to UHC members how to avoid surprise bills as the negotiations continue, the Sun Sentinel...
A recent Health Affairs study found that some Medicare beneficiaries would pay higher out-of-pocket costs for generic drugs than for specialty or brand-name drugs.
Researchers from Vanderbilt...
On June 14, Texas joined the ranks of a score of states with consumer protections against surprise billing (or balance billing) with the signing of Senate Bill 1264.
Effective this September, the bulk...
Before members of Congress retired for the long weekend, leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) unveiled draft legislation for the Lower Health Care Costs Act...
Workers enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans are paying an extraordinary amount for their health insurance, specifically through relatively high premiums and out-of-pocket costs, according to a...
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...
Customer satisfaction with commercial health plans is improving nationwide, but members are still not content with co-pay costs or care coordination, a JD Power consumer survey revealed.
While...
