In ACA backlash, some large insurers induce brokers to avoid high-cost members
Stung by losses under the federal health law, major insurers are seeking to sharply limit how policies are sold to individuals.
Morning Read: Google restructure parks health and life science portfolio in holding co, Gallup poll shows reduction in uninsured
Google sees Alphabet holding company as a better way to organize and manage its healthcare and life science products, Gallup poll shows decline in uninsured rate.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
Study calls attention to diminishing size of physician networks for insurance exchange plans
The study labeled 11 percent of plans “extra small” because they covered fewer than 10 percent of physicians in a plan’s region.
Lawmakers, think tanks respond to Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision
“I just hope that with this threat going away, and the fact that it is clear the law not going away, that we can see the other states move forward on Medicaid," said Judy Solomon, vice president for health policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
High court rejects a challenge to ACA that would have erased subsidies
“Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts.
Trying to reconcile conflict between ADA and increasingly coercive workplace wellness programs
Under a proposal from EEOC , wellness programs would be considered voluntary so long as the employer rewards or penalizes an employee no more than 30 percent of the cost of health insurance for a single worker.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
With Supreme Court decision on King v. Burwell imminent, North Carolina braces for impact on state insurance market
North Carolina ranked seventh in the nation for the percentage of people eligible for ACA insurance who actually signed up.
Congressional Budget Office sizes up impact of ACA repeal
CBO projected a repeal would increase federal deficit by $353 billion in 10 years because of higher direct federal spending on health programs and lower revenues.
Medicaid enrollment rates reflect impact of state policy on ACA awareness
The study showed that state policies have a big impact not only on eligibility, but also on who chooses to apply for coverage and whether they successfully enroll.
States struggle to make health insurance exchanges financially self sufficient
A look at four states facing financial, political and technological hurdles of running health insurance exchange marketplaces.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Obamacare insurance exchanges prove challenging for eHealth
eHealth's business has had to contend with impact of Obamacare insurance exchanges on its business.