Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 11, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, for the February edition of CHIR’s monthly research roundup we reviewed new health policy research centering the experiences of Black people in the U.S. Continue reading → The post February Research Roundup: What We’re Reading appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This means many people may not even know they have health issues professionals could resolve. Additionally, emojis might also make health care seem more fun , which some investors and physicians believe could improve health outcomes. In health care, complexity is everywhere. Health insurance is confusing.

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Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

Most patients, nurses and doctors believe that health insurance plans reduce access to health care which contributes to clinician burnout and increases costs, based on three surveys conducted by Morning Consult for the American Hospital Association (AHA). We must shift our True North mantra for improving health care in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2023

Kyna Fong, cofounder and CEO of Elation Health, in a statement. THE LARGER TREND Zocdoc says patients can find and book appointments across more than 250 specialties and verify and share health insurance information with the doctor as they are booking online or on the Zocdoc app.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 18, 2025

Drivers Health Empowers Members Across Vulnerable Populations Drivers Health emerges as a critical response to the growing recognition of social determinants of health (SDOH). Recent McKinsey data reveals that 45 percent of health insurance members face at least one unmet social need, with many experiencing multiple challenges.

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2023

People love being health-insured, but their negative experiences with health plans create serious burdens on patients-as-consumers. The 2023 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance updates our understanding of and empathy for insured peoples’ Patient Administrative Burdens (PAB).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2022

The proposed Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would enable job creators to offer standalone telehealth service programs – not unlike dental and vision plans – in addition to existing health insurance plans. The legislation was introduced by Reps. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It is hard to overstate the importance of primary care in ensuring robust health outcomes at the population level. Continue reading → The post New CHIR Report Assesses the Effectiveness of Policies in Improving Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2021

and how much care would be postponed or never realized in the health care system. A big uncertainty in this year’s forecast, pondering the 2022 picture, is what extent eliminate care will have on future adverse health outcomes… something that keeps my scenario planning humming across various modeling.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2025

What You Should Know: – Aledade has announced an expanded collaboration with Humana , designed to bolster the ability of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics to succeed in value-based care. Medicare Advantage serves as a private health insurance alternative to traditional Medicare.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Currently, less than 2% of the health insurance population requiring specialty drugs is responsible for 51% of drug spending. With Lyfegen’s patent-pending platform, health insurances & hospitals can implement and scale value-based healthcare, improving access to treatments, patient health outcomes and affordability. “We

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Season is now positioned to provide more patients with conditions including diabetes, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and high-risk pregnancy with evidence-based clinical programs that have been proven to drive improved health outcomes and lower total cost of care. This acquisition allows us to immediately amplify that impact.”

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Bringing about positive health outcomes depends significantly on sharing protected health information (PHI) with other doctors, facilities, and insurers.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2025

With the fresh $50M in capital, Berry Street will continue to build out both its consumer nutrition platform and its suite of provider AI tools to drive better health outcomes for patients and increased revenue for its network of dietitian practices.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As just one example, new research found that 50% of health insurance consumers didn’t know they have access to the nursing staff at no additional cost. If half of health insurance consumers don’t know about a benefit like this, what else might they not know about? . Health literacy is health plans’ responsibility.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 18, 2024

Millenson The latest draft government strategic plan for health information technology pledges to support health information sharing among individuals, health care providers and others “so that they can make informed decisions and create better health outcomes.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As providers move toward increasing virtual care options across the care continuum, AI-powered patient triage and medical diagnosis can potentially create proper channels of care that not only bridge the gap in health disparities and promote access but also create a better patient experience and better health outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 17, 2024

Of this estimated value, about 70% could benefit hospitals and healthcare providers through improved efficiency and patient outcomes, while 30% could benefit health insurers through reduced claims and better risk management. Balancing data privacy in healthcare means protecting patient security while promoting data utility.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Because, as I wrote in the Huffington Post about why a grocery store likes health data, employers who cover health insurance are payors keen to drive health outcomes for workers at a reasonable cost – in other words, to derive a good return-on-investment for health insurance spending on behalf of employees.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

This policy improves coverage and helps reduce churn , which is associated with poor health outcomes. Two weeks after CMS issued its March 2022 guidance, the Kaiser Family Foundation released its annual survey of state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). What States Are Doing Now.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 31, 2023

It’s improving health outcomes and saving lives. It also can reduce the risk of undertreatment, which worsens health outcomes over time. Consider the extent to which employers and health plans are pouring resources into virtual primary care.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 3, 2025

While each goal on its own is a critical driver of high performing health systems, working the five as a strategic quintet can benefit individual patients, families, communities, and the nations that fund (or share in funding) health care services to the country’s residents. health care.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Those patients trying to stay medication-adherent tried various strategies such as stretching out their prescriptions, skipping doses, or reducing those doses — not sticking to the prescribed regimen, which can result in an adverse event or compromise the intended health outcome.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It is important to note that some of these structural barriers are parallel to some peoples’ lack of access to health insurance. ” The authors further point out that the resulting disproportionate access to health care can also explain disparities in other health outcomes such as chronic and infectious disease (e.g.,

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HIT Consultant

MAY 4, 2023

Maryland, and Virginia, and software company Unite Us aims to improve health outcomes across the region. Leveraging Ideon’s APIs, Angle Health now powers a fast, easy, and automated enrollment experience across the growing ecosystem of benefits administration platforms.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

That personal information can get mashed up and analyzed along with data from our electronic health records and health insurance claims to create a fuller picture of us… helpful in personalizing medical treatments and health regimens that are unique to us. Now, consider Humana’s involvement.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

” Health Populi’s Hot Points: HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. Eleven years later, Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone. At the same time, that information is at once highly valuable and higher personal.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 13, 2022

Working to develop, test and evaluate new payment and delivery models in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, CMMI has taken aim at improving the provider experience, generating better patient outcomes and reducing the overall cost of care.

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MRO Compliance

APRIL 17, 2023

About CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield In its 85th year of service, CareFirst, an independent licensee of the BlueCross and BlueShield Association, is a not-for-profit healthcare company which, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to 3.6

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2023

residents losing access to critical health coverage. Access to health insurance and a safe and affordable place to call home is fundamental to many areas of life, including school performance, job retention, physical and mental health, and economic security.

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2024

Hospitals are not alone in price cliffs, with health insurance premiums spiking last year at the fastest rate in a decade, the Labor Statistics data showed. “For patients and their employers, the increases have meant higher health-insurance premiums, as well as limiting wage hikes,” Melanie Evans explained.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Our industry has undergone several iterations of consumer data protection rules — starting in 1996 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ). In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act , HITECH for short, became law, setting standards for electronic health records.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The survey reveals surprising inter-generational trends among Americans ready to extend their trust for care beyond traditional settings – even to genomic testing – if it means lower costs and better health outcomes. Americans made it clear: it’s time for healthcare to get ready for big changes.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 24, 2024

health system, to offer a high-quality health insurance plan initially in St. This partnership enables access to Mercy’s care through Centivo’s affordable, employer-based health plans, fostering community-wide access to trusted healthcare. Louis, Missouri, with plans for expansion.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Healthcare privacy laws in the United States are due an update to bring them into the modern age to ensure individually identifiable health information is protected no matter how it is collected and shared.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2024

RADAR allows health insurers and healthcare provider organizations to identify their members or patients at the highest risk for having undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline using claims data, electronic health record information, and other relevant data.

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Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2018

I covered EBRI’s poll here in Health Populi earlier this year, explaining that, “Workers dissatisfaction with U.S. healthcare is based largely on cost: one-half of workers experienced an increase in health care costs in the past year. Healthcare costs are bundled into household economics.

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