Amazon will now accept consumers’ health savings accounts and flexible savings accounts for purchases of qualifying health-related products, a report from CNBC revealed. This will allow people to...
CMS is seeking to modernize the way Medicare beneficiaries access information about their care and coverage with eMedicare, an initiative that uses online tools and mobile applications to improve...
National healthcare expenditures are expected to grow at an average of 5.5 percent annually from 2018 to 2027, reaching $6.0 trillion by 2027, according to a report from the Office of the Actuary at...
Cigna and Sentara Healthcare have joined a new healthcare-focused collaborative that aims to build, share, and deploy solutions using blockchain technology.
The collaborative also includes Aetna,...
HHS and the CMS Innovation Center have announced a new payment model for emergency and ambulance services that will enable Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to receive quality care with lower...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed a petition in Commonwealth Court to modify the consent decrees that govern the relationship between UPMC and Highmark Health, two of western...
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Institute and Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) have launched a health food delivery service that will help reduce food insecurity and health disparities for plan...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is seeking comments from health plans, purchasers, consumers, and other stakeholders on proposed updates to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and...
Senators from both sides of the aisle have requested information from providers and payers regarding surprise medical billing.
In a recently released letter, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Michael...
Humana and Aledade have announced a value-based care agreement that will increase access to value-based care for Medicare Advantage members.
The partnership will enable physicians in Aledade’s...
Atrius Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts have partnered to launch an advanced alternative payment model that will deliver a higher quality, more affordable healthcare experience.
In...
Change Healthcare, Health Solutions Plus (HSP), and Casenet were among the top-ranked solutions in the 2019 Best in KLAS report for price transparency, payer claims and administration, and payer...
Price transparency, data exchange strategies, and the challenges of addressing administrative burdens will be among the key discussion topics for payers at this year’s HIMSS Global Conference and...
CMS has launched a new price transparency app that shows users which medical services and tests are covered under Medicare, the agency announced in a recent blog post.
The free...
Earlier this week, the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index reported that the percentage of adults without health insurance reached 13.7 percent by the close of 2018. The polling group sampled...
Steward Health Care has become a founding member of Civica Rx, a collaborative, non-profit drug company with the mission to reduce drug costs and increase the supply of life-saving generic...
A new report from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) and Mercer reveals just how vital leadership support is to high-quality workforce wellness initiatives.
“These findings...
Cigna secured approvals from New York and California to acquire Express Scripts, according to multiple reports.
Zachary Vasile of the Journal Inquirer reports that New Jersey is the remaining state...
The National Business Group on Health has released its top-five trends for the coming year, and employers clearly want to play a more involved role in healthcare transformation.
Chief among their...
Workers and their families are spending a larger share of their income on their employer-sponsored health plans, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Fund.
Coauthored by Sara Collins, Vice...
