by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A Willis Towers Watson survey found that U.S. employers expect health care costs to increase by 6 percent in 2023. Fifty-four percent of the 455 employers who responded to the survey reported that their health care costs in 2022 will be over budget. Another 70 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A study published in JAMA Open Network found that medical debt is setting U.S. adults up for higher risks of eviction, food insecurity, and bad health outcomes regardless of insurance or income. The researchers found that those in poor health had an average of $43,000...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A Wall Street Journal article explores how work-life policies like paid sick and medical leave are becoming a more high-stakes economic issue as workers in many fields are more willing to strike. In recent weeks, nurses in Minnesota, mental health workers in...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2022 | Payers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced it saved $130 million in 2021 through its Blue Premier program that relies heavily on value-based health care. In total, the health plan saved about $500 million in the first three years of the program. Between 2020...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2022 | Payers
The House passed legislation that would streamline prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans. The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would establish an electronic prior authorization process and reduce how long a health plan can...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Payers
A study based on data from nearly 2.5 million Humana members suggests that low-value care is less common in Medicare Advantage (MA) than traditional Medicare. According to the study, MA enrollees received 9.2 percent fewer low-value care services – defined as tests,...
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