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What Employees Want in Their Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits

by Kelsey Waddill

Employees are looking for employers to bolster preventive care services, mental healthcare, and access to employees’ providers in their employer-sponsored health benefits, a Marathon Health...

Cigna + Oscar Extends Virtual Primary Care Plan 2022 Footprint

by Victoria Bailey

Cigna and Oscar Health, Inc are expanding their virtual primary care program to Tennessee and Georgia in order to increase access to care for small business owners and employees. Pending regulatory...

Care Deferrals, Digital Tools Will Shape 2022 Medical Cost Trend

by Kelsey Waddill

The medical cost trend for 2022 may not be as high as expected, but it is still higher than the trend from the past few years with the exception of 2021, the PwC Health Research Institute found in...

Commercial Plan Member Satisfaction Jumps 10 Percentage Points

by Kelsey Waddill

Member satisfaction has improved significantly among commercial health plans, JD Power’s 2021 commercial member health plan study found. “The past year has proven without a doubt that...

How to Assess the Future of Emergency, COVID-19 Medicare Policies

by Kelsey Waddill

Congress and the Biden administration will have to determine which emergency, COVID-19 Medicare policies should be made permanent or be extended, according to a recent Commonwealth Fund study, and...

Strategies for the Physical-Behavioral Healthcare Integration Puzzle

by Kelsey Waddill

Physical and behavioral healthcare integration is a key aim for many private payers, but progress has been slow. Brett Hart, chief behavioral health officer at Centene, has more than 20 years of managed care leadership experience and is...

Cigna + Oscar Extend Small Business Health Plan Footprint

by Kelsey Waddill

Cigna and Oscar Health are extending the footprint of their small business health plan into California, partially in response to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the companies...

An Overview of Disruptive Payers That Filed for an IPO in 2021

by Kelsey Waddill

Two disruptive payers—Oscar Health and Alignment Healthcare—filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in order to go public in 2021. There are numerous reasons why a company would choose...

Three Common Characteristics Among Virtual-First Health Plans

by Kelsey Waddill

Prominent payers have sought to create health plans that are anchored in virtual care, known as “virtual-first” health plans. The virtual-first health plan is not directly the result of...

Payer Seeks to Lower Behavioral Health Hospital Readmissions

by Kelsey Waddill

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is partnering with Butler Hospital to address behavioral health hospital readmissions through methods such as care management and...

Payer Extends COVID-19 Treatment, Telehealth Benefits Through 2021

by Hannah Nelson

To ensure care access as the pandemic continues, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has extended eligibility for telehealth benefits and COVID-19 treatment waivers through the end of this...

Payer Aids Federally Qualified Health Centers in COVID-19 Efforts

by Kelsey Waddill

Anthem Blue Cross has given more than $2 million to federally qualified health centers in order to boost California’s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic, the payer shared. “As one of...

Health Payer Unveils Virtual Care Plan, Telehealth Care Access

by Hannah Nelson

Community Health Choice announced the launch of Virtual Bronze last week, the first virtual primary care plan available on the Texas health insurance exchange designed to give comprehensive coverage...

How 3 Major Payers Extended Temporary COVID-19 Benefits into 2021

by Kelsey Waddill

Update 1/12/2021: This article has been updated to reflect that the public health emergency was extended to January 21, 2021. In a previous version, some sentences said that the public health...

SDOH Awareness, Care Coordination Key to Payer Leader Development

by Kelsey Waddill

Payers that are looking to develop strong healthcare leaders should focus on strengthening learners' care coordination and social determinants of health awareness. Payers and healthcare...

Payers Will Improve Virtual Care, Forecasting, Growth in 2021

by Kelsey Waddill

Payers and stakeholder collaborators have the opportunity to rebuild the healthcare system into a more effective and consumer-centric system in 2021 by honing virtual care and other strategies,...

Experts Share 5 Pivotal Payer Industry Trends To Watch in 2021

by Kelsey Waddill

Despite the many unknowns, a diverse group of experts and leaders in the industry have identified five payer industry trends for 2021 that range from strengthening value-based care partnerships to...

ACHP: Solidify Telehealth Flexibilities, COVID-19 Test Funding

by Kelsey Waddill

The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) urged Congress to take steps toward making telehealth flexibilities permanent and to ensure that coronavirus testing is available to consumers without...

48% of Payers Concerned About Coronavirus Vaccine Effectiveness

by Kelsey Waddill

Payers’ top coronavirus-related concern is the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine, Avalere researchers have discovered. The Avalere researchers deployed an online survey and received...

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