
How Healthcare Employers Can Do More To Help Providers Manage Payer Frustration
Health insurance claims are a growing headache for providers; many say their employers could do more to help them address the daily demands of insurers
Health insurance claims are a growing headache for providers; many say their employers could do more to help them address the daily demands of insurers
For employers to offer effective, accessible and affordable value-based care for their employees, they must address these four components.
I asked if I could purchase the brace myself and bring it to the surgery. The answer was an unequivocal no: the health insurer’s contracted rate required me to purchase the brace from the hospital as part of the procedure.
Trends in ICHRA adoption, product innovation, and regulatory developments signal that this benefits model isn’t just here to stay — it’s poised to help redefine how we think about employer-sponsored healthcare.
Jim Winkler, Chief Strategy Officer for the Business Group on Health, will share his insights on how the group works with employers to help them stay informed about critical healthcare topics and implementation strategies for their companies at MedCity's INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas September 18.
Do you advise self-insured employers? Your insights will offer leading, innovative points of view that can guide employers and peers. Join us for this year's survey!
Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds in the payer/employer space that were announced this month.
At the MedCity INVEST conference, scheduled for May 21-22 at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago, health benefits in the context of value-based care will be one of several topics of discussion at the boutique healthcare investment event. Register today!
Do you advise self-insured employers? The 2023 Benefit Consultant Sentiment INDEX offered robust insights and cast a spotlight on the evolving roles of employers as they navigate the changing healthcare landscape. Your insights offer leading, innovative points of view that can guide employers and peers. Join us for this year's survey!
A new Business Group on Health survey revealed several key trends for large, self-insured employers. These trends show a rising prevalence of mental health challenges and a decreasing emphasis on virtual health.
When asked what the key issues influencing benefits strategy are, 80% of employers said competition for talent, 67% said rising costs, 41% said a focus on inclusion and diversity and 39% said increasing mental health problems, according to a recent Willis Towers Watson survey.
A Northeast Business Group on Health survey, published Monday, found that 26% of employers never identify the needs of employees, nor the “awareness and effectiveness” of their mental health programs. About three in ten respondents don’t have messaging campaigns through social media and internal platforms on mental health.
ViewFi will power Transcarent’s orthopedic consult solution, which will be part of Transcarent’s surgery care services. Through Transcarent’s app, patients will be able to have a virtual diagnostic consultation with an orthopedic provider in less than two days.