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U.S. Health Insurance Coverage and Financing

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Health Insurance Coverage and Financing appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms. Health reform

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6 Tips For Choosing The Right Health Insurance Plan

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. 2020 is behind you, and it’s the season to roll up your sleeves, pull out your documents, open your checkbook, and work to choose the right health insurance plan to meet your needs for 2021. […].

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The health of a community depends on fair health insurance practices

Healthcare Dive

Access to local and convenient care is critical for a community’s health. However, the current approach from payers puts this at risk, argues Antonio Rios, chief of population health at Northeast Georgia Health System

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Health insurance customer experience starts at open enrollment

Healthcare Dive

Why health plan consumer experience matters; from the perspective of a stressed-out son

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The American Benefits Conundrum: Realigning Healthcare Incentives

Speaker: Chris Wolpert, Founder of Group Benefit Solutions

This webinar with Chris Wolpert will expose the hidden misaligned incentives in the employee benefits space and help you modernize your approach to benefits by leveraging technology and communication.

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Flume Health Launches Tool to Remedy Health Insurers’ Fatigue

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Flume Health , a healthcare technology company for payer operations launches Flume Relay to systematize the complex solution integration process involved in designing, launching, and administering a health plan.

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Congressional Proposals for a Federal Public Health Insurance Option

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Democrats in Congress have put forward several proposals to create a public health insurance option over the past decade. Continue reading → The post Congressional Proposals for a Federal Public Health Insurance Option appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Angle Health Raises $58M for Digital-First Health Insurance

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Angle Health, a digital first health insurance carrier raises $58M in Series A funding, making health insurance more convenient, approachable, and affordable for employers and members.

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CrowdHealth Secures $6M for Community-Powered Alternative to Health Insurance

HIT Consultant

CrowdHealth plans to reinvest that funding back into the company—growing the CrowdHealth community and providing more tools for members that want to take charge of their healthcare and affordably break free from health insurance.

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Stakeholder Perspectives on CMS’s 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters: Health Insurers

Center for Health Insurance Reform

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) recently celebrated its 13th anniversary with historic enrollment growth in the health insurance Marketplaces and the lowest-ever recorded uninsured rate.

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Using Health Insurance Reform to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes Care

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Even with insurance, diabetic patients can spend thousands of dollars on medication, supplies, and health services. In a new post for the Commonwealth Fund, CHIR experts highlight different approaches states are taking to reduce health care disparities for diabetic patients.

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The Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Potential Policy Responses

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) covers 160 million Americans, but the adequacy of these plans is in decline. Continue reading → The post The Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Potential Policy Responses appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Nearly 1 in 4 gig workers lacks health insurance, survey finds

Healthcare Dive

A majority of those workers cited affordability as the main barrier to getting coverage, according to a poll from insurance broker Stride Health

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Updates to the Navigator Resource Guide Provide Information for People Transitioning from Medicaid to Private Health Insurance

Center for Health Insurance Reform

To help consumers and enrollment assisters during this nationwide coverage event, we’ve updated our Navigator Resource Guide with new content about transitioning between Medicaid and private health insurance.

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Third Time is the Charm? Proposed Regulations Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections for Health Insurance Enrollees

Center for Health Insurance Reform

For the third time, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights has proposed rules to effectuate the application of civil rights protections to the health care industry under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

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2 health insurance execs make list of the world's 10 most influential CEOs

Fierce Healthcare

2 health insurance execs make list of the world's 10 most influential CEOs pminemyer Tue, 03/21/2023 - 13:10

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

Health Populi

who benefits from health insurance at the workplace, the annual family premium will average $21,342 this year, according to the 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Most workers faced a deductible in their health plan.

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A Physician View of Health Insurance – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

He takes on health insurance. However, I think he captured how many doctors think about insurance (right or wrong). Health insurance pic.twitter.com/CbqobWGYId — Dr. Glaucomflecken (@DGlaucomflecken) October 7, […].

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Three Steps to a Successful Health Insurance Exchange

HIT Consultant

Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner sums it up well : “When we talk about bringing something back to state control, that is a real narrative that can appeal to both sides of the aisle. There is nothing political about making health insurance more affordable.”.

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U.S. Health Insurance Coverage and Financing

NEJM

The United States has a patchwork system of health insurance coverage, in which people’s access to coverage and services varies with their birthplace, age, job, income, location, and health status

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How to Build Better Relationships with the Health Insurance & Payer Communities

HIT Consultant

Payers and insurance providers want better patient outcomes due to the high cost of poor health, while health providers want to ensure their patients aren’t overlooked and are appropriately cared for. Jessica Badichek, Chief Informatics and Compliance Officer, MediTelecare.

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Health insurers well-positioned to weather inflation, utilization shifts in 2023: Fitch

Fierce Healthcare

Health insurers well-positioned to weather inflation, utilization shifts in 2023: Fitch. pminemyer. Wed, 01/18/2023 - 16:51

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COVID vaccine coverage questions abound for health insurers

Fierce Healthcare

COVID vaccine coverage questions abound for health insurers. fdiamond. Thu, 09/08/2022 - 15:37

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Proposed Regulations Issued to Substantially Increase Access to Federally Subsidized Health Insurance

Compliance Now

Notably, the rules only impact whether an individual is eligible for federally subsidized health insurance; they DO NOT change the affordability requirements for applicable large employers under the ACA’s employer mandate. Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting. On April 5, 2022, the Administration issued new proposed regulations changing certain aspects of the affordability and minimum value rules under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”).

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Health Insurance in Aisle 3: Why a Grocery Chain is Working on Medicare

Health Populi

What kind of organization would be behind this campaign: a healthcare navigator company, an insurance company, or a social services agency? It is, specifically, Midwest Heritage, Hy-Vee’s banking, insurance and investments subsidiary, that will implement the Medicare Aisle program.

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Health insurance startup Angle Health scores $58M

Mobi Health News

The funds will help the company continue to expand into new markets

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Substance use disorders cost employer-sponsored health insurance over $35B a year: CDC study

Fierce Healthcare

Substance use disorders cost employer-sponsored health insurance over $35B a year: CDC study fdiamond Mon, 01/23/2023 - 16:36

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Delays Extending The American Rescue Plan’s Health Insurance Subsidies Will Raise Premiums And Reduce Coverage

Center for Health Insurance Reform

However, as CHIR's Sabrina Corlette and the Urban Institute's Jason Levitis discuss in this recent Health Affairs Forefront article, the clock is ticking. Health reform Implementing the Affordable Care Act American Rescue Plan premium tax credits state-based marketplace

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The End of the Public Health Emergency Will Prompt Massive Transitions in Health Insurance Coverage: How State Insurance Regulators Can Prepare

Center for Health Insurance Reform

It will be "all hands on deck" for state officials once the public health emergency ends and up to 16 million people face the loss of their Medicaid coverage. Health reform public health emergency

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October Research Roundup: What We’re Reading

Center for Health Insurance Reform

The leaves may be changing, but the importance of health policy research is evergreen. health insurance coverage, enrollment patterns on- and off-marketplace, and the impact of marketplace enrollment strategies.

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Settlement Agreed with Florida Children’s Health Insurance Website Contractor to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

HIPAA Journal

FHKC is a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance to children in Florida between the ages of 5 and 18. FHKC receives Medicaid funds and state funds for providing health insurance programs for children in Florida.

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AMA: 73% of health insurance markets are highly concentrated

Fierce Healthcare

AMA: 73% of health insurance markets are highly concentrated. pminemyer. Tue, 09/28/2021 - 11:19

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New Wave of Health Insurers Driving Change for Members and Incumbent Plans

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. A new generation of health insurers has appeared in recent years, gradually gaining momentum in key markets in part by claiming to offer a more modern, digital consumer […].

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December Research Roundup: What We’re Reading

Center for Health Insurance Reform

The holiday season may be over, but health policy researchers continue to bestow gifts onto our field. In December, we read about disruptions in health insurance coverage, the uninsured population, and gaps in provider network oversight. Happy New Year!

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Audit of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange Uncovers 44 Unreported Data Breaches

HIPAA Journal

An audit of Connecticut’s Health Insurance Exchange, Access Health CT, by the state auditor has revealed Access Health CT suffered 44 data breaches over the last 3.5

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