Reimbursement
MA plan members want more information on telehealth, according to the J.D. Power U.S. Medicare Advantage study.
Availity is working with providers to bill COVID-19 encounters, says CEO Russ Thomas.
The collaboration with Health Care Service Corporation, billed as Epic's first such project with a payer organization, will help health plans more easily review data for managing claims and prior authorization.
A variety of factors, from a lack of behavioral health providers to social stigma, contribute to an increased risk for men in particular.
It will be up to health plans and manufacturers to create the VBP arrangements.
The flexibility will permit insurers to prepay to enrollees a portion or all of the estimated MLR rebate for the 2019 MLR reporting year.
AHIP releases new data suggesting COVID-19 treatments could cost up to $546.6 billion - less than previous estimates.
Providers can schedule rides for patients, get real-time GPS tracking and message drivers.
The pandemic has laid bare the need for better access, better reimbursement and the need for preventative care.
HHS is working on an additional allocation to distribute relief broadly to dentists.