Patient Engagement
New process allows them to start and finish their application through a third-party website managed by direct enrollment partners.
HealthMine surveyed 750 patients and 73 percent said their health plan doesn't seem to understand their needs.
Patients with a near-bare cupboard might buy cheaper but unhealthful food or skimp on prescriptions or other medical care to avoid going hungry.
Uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act will lead insurers to continue to pull back from some online marketplaces or exit them altogether.
Eighty percent of health outcomes are driven by social determinants, including transportation.
Health plans need stability, the former CMS leader says, to be able to offer high-quality and affordable coverage.
Program provides weekly grocery bags filled with fresh produce, lean proteins and healthier sugars.
New claims processing systems cost up to $300 million, so insurers are looking to outsource instead.
Prices that are higher than average for any given area weren't associated with better performance, study shows.
Medicaid patients were 20 percent more likely than privately insured patients to wait 20 minutes or longer, study says.