More than 71 percent of surveyed employers are integrating or considering bundling their medical, pharmacy, dental, vision and disability benefits under a single employee package, according to a new study released by Anthem.
As part of its effort to shift more of its business towards value-based care arrangements, Louisville-based insurer Humana has launched a national Oncology Model of Care program meant to drive better treatment of cancer patients across the country.
Value-based care programs are flourishing across the U.S., with a seven-fold increase in the number of states implementing such initiatives in the past five years. That’s according to Value-Based Care in America: State-by-State, the second national study of state healthcare payment programs published by Change Healthcare.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has unveiled a roadmap to address healthcare affordability, and the plan begins with increasing hospital price transparency, according to the Colorado Times Reporter.
AHIP explains their support of the Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act
CMS issued a final rule April 1 to update 2020 payment policies for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans.
To identify the most- and least-stressed states, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states on 40 indicators of stress.
The three largest private health insurers held 80 percent or more of the employer market in 2015-16, according to a Government Accountability Office analysis.
Unauthorized users gaining access to private medical records is not a prevalent concern among young adult patients, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's January 2019 Health Tracking Poll.
Opioid use among Blue Shield of California members with noncancer pain fell 56 percent since 2014, the health insurer said March 18.