As the healthcare landscape is becoming more digitized, payers can take steps to prevent members from falling back into old, non-digital forms of care, a recent Accenture report highlighted.
The...
Coronavirus-related employer-sponsored insurance losses could be loser than initially expected, although it’s still unclear due to a lack of definitive data, according to a report from the Robert...
As fall approaches and the coronavirus continues to affect daily life, parents must decide whether and how to send their children back to school and payers must consider population health strategies...
The coronavirus pandemic may be having an effect on Americans’ exercise life, a recent UnitedHealthcare survey discovered, which may in turn impact payer wellness programming to meet employee...
Although not as active as prior years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the landscape of payer dealmaking continues to show signs of life through innovative consolidations and partnerships.
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As Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) relied on its social needs referral network to meet regional social determinants of health demands during the coronavirus pandemic, the payer...
While by and large patients were under the same waivers for coronavirus testing, payers have implemented a broad range of strategies to handle coronavirus treatment cost-sharing for the long term, a...
CVS Health’s Aetna has formed a new partnership with Cleveland Clinic which involves a new narrow network health plan and new provider programs, the payer and provider announced.
“As part...
Employers are emphasizing virtual care and telehealth in their healthcare benefit and care delivery strategies during the coronavirus pandemic, a recent survey by the Business Group on Health...
A value-based care program from Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) saw cost savings and quality improvement and increased provider participation in its first year, the payer...
Payers can play a significant role in decreasing the expense and complexity of serious illness care for patients through whole person care and palliative care, a study from America’s Health...
Payers can reduce unnecessary healthcare spending by incentivizing consumers to choose lower cost healthcare providers, a study from the Pioneer Institute focusing on Massachusetts-based payers...
Blue Shield of California’s latest partnership focuses on empowering member decision-making for better chronic disease prevention and management, specifically for chronic kidney...
Risk factors for colorectal cancer are growing more prevalent even in younger age groups, meaning payers need to improve colorectal cancer preventive care, a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)...
Contrary to expectations, there may not be a correlation between deductible costs and member outcomes for commercial high deductible plans, according to a study published in JAMA Open Network.
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Employers are largely underwhelmed by payer efforts in a variety of areas including value-based care payment reform, resulting in low employer satisfaction rates, according to a survey from The...
More than six in ten employers said that they would be partnering with their healthcare payer in the workplace transition back to the office, an Optum survey found.
The survey revealed that only 16...
Updated 7/22/20: This article has been updated to reflect that Wellvolution is a Blue Shield of California program. A previous version said Blue Shield of California partnered with...
At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, many healthcare organizations halted elective procedures. While this helped increase hospital capacity for patients with coronavirus, it also took a...
Payers expend billions every year on type 2 diabetes in the US, but the programs that are intended to help members manage chronic disease are not working, charged Amy Meister, DO, chief executive...
