
Why Consumers Leave Their Payer/Provider
Many consumers leave their provider because of navigation problems, while many leave their insurer because of experience issues, a new Accenture report found.
Many consumers leave their provider because of navigation problems, while many leave their insurer because of experience issues, a new Accenture report found.
A new eBook from HLTH and MedCity News captures some of the ethical debates taking place in healthcare and looks ahead to how payers, providers and health tech companies are working together to address them. It also provides insights from executives in the field.
Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds in the payer/employer space that were announced this month.
A new report from Ernst & Young revealed that healthcare organizations are seeing financial benefits and improved outcomes from their health equity strategies.
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At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
The Payer Insights Program at ViVE 2024, in partnership with MedCity News, kicks off day one at the event. This new immersive program will focus on the impact of rising healthcare costs, recent regulatory changes, and innovative payer solutions for optimizing data insights, minimizing costs, and expanding access to care.
A preview of ViVE 2024 offers a sneak peek at the agenda and how the Payer and Provider Connect meeting platform initiatives have been revamped to maximize the quantity and quality of meeting for healthcare executives.
A recent KPMG report laid out several tailwinds and headwinds for payers in 2024. Payers' tailwinds include reduced recession worries, while their headwinds include Medicare Advantage scrutiny.
How UPMC Health Plan is taking steps in providing better behavioral health support.
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement surrounding innovations in the medical field, Amazon Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vin Gupta noted. But when talking about these innovations, healthcare leaders often fail to address questions about whether they will be covered by insurance and whether all patients will be able to benefit from them, he pointed out.
During a panel at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference, three executives representing a provider, a payer and a technology vendor shared their thoughts on how to heal the rocky relationship between hospitals and health plans. For instance, one leader encouraged payers and providers not to be afraid to give up some control, and another urged them to build comprehensive risk models.
Digital therapeutics have shown how therapy can be delivered effectively through a digital interface, but the bankruptcy of Pear Therapeutics raised questions about whether these technologies can be commercially successful. A panel at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health conference discussed the promise and pitfalls of these emerging technologies.
Elevance Health is finding ways to connect with the community in order to achieve better health equity.
HLTH 2023 introduced a new program focused on technology trends for and perspectives from payers in a series of conversations around AI, health equity and healthcare innovation.