Commercial insurers' practices, such as prior authorization and white bagging, are needed to reduce costs for patients, said Kristine Grow, senior vice president of communications at AHIP.
Members of America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association are launching an initiative to help seniors in underserved communities get access to the Covid-19 vaccine. They aim to get 2 million Americans, older than 65, vaccinated.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
UnitedHealth Group is leaving AHIP because it feels AHIP doesn't represent the company's and customers' best interests; a new breath test can help diagnose esophageal and gastric cancer in a matter of minutes.
Get a tour of the recently opened America's Health Insurance Plans innovation center. The group will use it to collaborate and test new ideas on topics including healthcare and wellness. AHIP describes it as an "action hub" where all of healthcare can collaborate on creative solutions to specific problems. It's based in Chicago.
The runaway popularity of robotic prostate surgery is a case study in the triumph of marketing over medicine, and for that reason, it could be a glimpse into the future.
Health care lobbyists are blitzing lawmakers to shape a trillion-dollar health-care overhaul that will affect most Americans. While the legislators take a summer break, starting Friday, interest groups are urging members to snare their Congresspeople this month at their home districts. The mobilization of lobbyists already has turned ugly for some legislators.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
In an effort to keep control of the health care reform debate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ridiculed critics of his government-run health care plan saying private insurers have nothing to fear if they are efficient and consumer-friendly. Insurers write back: Public plan would devastate the industry.
U. S. health insurance companies are offering to cut insurance rates for millions of woman and to accept close federal regulation of their industry in a bid to head off creation of a government health plan.