At the half-year mark, payers have a good sense of how well their efforts to promote value-based care have fared and the opportunity to make the necessary adjusts where they have not.
As part of the...
Medicaid critics have argued that enrollees are not receiving adequate care under the program, but recent consumer surveys indicate that beneficiaries are highly satisfied with their options....
Creating and deploying effective health insurance marketing and consumer engagement plans can be difficult for payers in today’s complex purchasing landscape.
Payers must focus on...
A recent Harvard Chan School of Public Health analysis found that Medicaid beneficiaries are overwhelmingly satisfied with their coverage and access to providers. The nationwide survey of more...
Spending for healthcare marketing was $9.7 billion in 2015 alone, a double-digit increase from the previous year. In all forms of media across the nation, there is no shortage of healthcare...
An article from the American Journal of Managed Care reveals that patient satisfaction within an accountable care organization (ACO) is a strong indicator of the care quality level the organization...
Consumer satisfaction with the Affordable Care Act fell following the departure of three private payers from the health insurance exchange, according to recent findings from Black Book.
The survey...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) announced in a company press release this month that the payer has achieved the highest scores for member satisfaction and efficiency rankings for the...
The lack of price transparency remains a major concern of consumers that healthcare payers will need to address in the coming years. A HealthEdge survey shows that 88 percent of polled consumers are...
Eighty-eight percent of consumers are looking for their health payer to relay complete information about their overall financial responsibility, according to a new survey by HealthEdge, indicating a...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital star ratings may be postponed due to a new bill introduced on Monday, July 25 by House Representatives Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Kathleen...
The biggest healthcare reforms impacting health payers today include the movement toward consumer engagement and patient satisfaction. Patient advocacy groups are bringing more attention toward keeping...
What does the future hold for the Cigna-Anthem and Aetna-Humana health insurance mergers? Currently, many experts point at the possibility that these health insurance mergers will face regulatory...
Consumer choice, patient satisfaction, and out-of-pocket spending is becoming a more pressing issue in the new political climate caused due to a blossoming of healthcare reforms. Within this new...
Patient engagement is becoming a more and more relevant term in today’s changing healthcare landscape. With more consumers than ever before becoming responsible for their healthcare costs via...
