As Health Costs Hit Record Highs, Brokers Face a Structural Test
This is forcing brokers to rethink how they serve clients and how their businesses continue to grow without sacrificing service.
SCAN CEO Urges Brokers to Drop Plans That Treat Them Poorly — One Says She Has No Choice
SCAN Health Plan CEO Sachin Jain urged brokers to abandon for-profit plans that treat them poorly, but one broker argued they often can’t because dominant players like UnitedHealth Group control so much of the healthcare system.
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
New HHS proposed rule requires payers to disclose broker rates, share air ambulance data
HHS wants insurers offering individual and short-term, limited-duration coverage to disclose to members the rates they pay to brokers who help people select health plans. The government also wants to collect air ambulance data to help curb the high and unexpected costs that arise from these services.
Insurance brokers are called upon to fill the role of navigators in shorter open enrollment period
The Department of Health and Human Services appears to be turning to brokers to fill a gap created by the Trump administration's decision to slash funding for health insurance navigators.