Oliver Wyman: 5 ACA Trends To Watch Over the Next Decade
A recent Oliver Wyman report laid out five Affordable Care Act trends to watch, including the rise of ICHRAs and the need for a "seamless member experience."
Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?
A key part of the ruling by Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas says one way that preventive services are selected for the no-cost coverage is unconstitutional. Another portion of his ruling says a requirement that an HIV prevention drug therapy be covered without any cost to patients violates the religious freedom of an employer who is a plaintiff in the case.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Red states’ case against ACA hinges on whether they were actually harmed by the law
The states are trying to prove they were harmed by the 2010 health law — and thus have “legal standing” to challenge its constitutionality.
Report: The ACA has spurred massive innovation in healthcare
While the politics of Obamacare remain as a divisive as ever, the Affordable Care Act has helped usher an entire new health economy that has led to the creation of at least 90 new companies since 2010, centered primarily around consumer-driven innovations, according to a new report. The report, from PwC, lists five key reasons following […]
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida pays out biggest 2013 medical loss ratio refund at $10M
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida led the way among the nation’s top insurers that were required to pay the largest refund to policyholders and new enrollees under health reform, with $10.1 million in refunds as of the end of June. That’s according to data compiled by CMS and analyzed by SNL Financial on […]
Church picnics, beauty salons – navigators will go anywhere to help the uninsured choose plans
Barbara Bloomfield had it all figured out. When she retired from her job at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, she would get into solar energy. "But then I suddenly got arthritic knees, and I had to go for physical therapy and I t...
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.