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U.S. employers plan to continue offering health insurance plans to their employees, even in the face of rising healthcare costs and the availability of the exchanges.
Over a five-year period, five programs sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network to improve the quality of certain medical and surgical procedures performed in Michigan hospitals, have produced $597 million in healthcare cost savings, and have lowered complication and mortality rates for thousands of patients.
With greater focus on outpatient care and, where possible, cost cutting, many facilities now are doing more than "paying lip service" to workforce management.
What's in a name? When it comes to health plans sold on the individual market, these days it's often less than people think. The lines that distinguish HMOs, PPOs, EPOs and POS plans from one another have blurred, making it hard to know what you're buying by name alone -- assuming you're one of the few people who know what an EPO is in the first place.
The likelihood that healthcare organizations will take a financial hit as they transform from fee-for-service to value-based businesses is sure to cause CFOs anxiety and panic. Here are some tips for letting go of the balance sheet.
A newly released scorecard by the AARP Policy Institute, with support from The SCAN Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, ranks states on how well each delivers long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities.
The idea of a new "copper" tier of health plans is being pitched for the most healthy and cost-conscious consumers.
One of the most acrimonious disputes of the insurance exchange debut is coming to a close, in a testament to the market influence some providers now have.
Oregon is mandating Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatment, bringing it in parity with the state's progressive commercial market and also putting pressure on other states and insurers.
Insurers may need to find new ways to control costs for specialty drugs, as more states add limits to cost-sharing and utilization continues to grow.