Healthcare Finance Staff
Large national insurers have gotten lots of attention for investing in new technology and acquiring startups, but as it happens the Blues are making some of the biggest waves in the digital health space.
A new Republican majority focused on curbing regulation may give the healthcare industry the opposite of what most are looking for: uncertainty. Or they could turn to a fairly simple option to help the stakeholders long resistant to ICD-10.
The California-based nonprofit health system and HMO Kaiser Permanente is hustling and bustling this year.
Public exchange shoppers will have more choices this open enrollment period, and in some places, they're being courted with affordability, as insurers try to draw both first-time buyers and membership from rivals.
Pre-reform underwriting approaches for speciality medications like HIV/AIDS drugs are not going to fly in the new health insurance market, as regulators and patient advocates intervene to challenge a range of practices.
What was once thought to be a Hail Mary attempt by Affordable Care Act opponents is now starting to look like a clear pass with a chance of being caught.
As we approach the second open enrollment for insurance exchanges, one thing is clear: purchasing individual health insurance will continue to be a complicated experience that involves multiple touch points and channels with payers and federal or state marketplaces.
We didn't see a Republican tide on election night. We saw a Republican tsunami.
Despite backlashes against health screenings in corporate wellness programs, many Americans are open to a trade-off if it saves them money, though not necessarily lifestyle changes.
More and more states are turning to all-payer claims databases to try to bring the ideas of transparency and shopping to reality.