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The $2.8M Medicine: How Data Can Help Insurers Pay for Life-Changing Therapies Without Breaking The Bank

HIT Consultant

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. The growing number of promising but expensive treatments present a challenge – to governments, caregivers, insurance companies, and ordinary citizens. million gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder. . But at what price?

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Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

Hospitals are not alone in price cliffs, with health insurance premiums spiking last year at the fastest rate in a decade, the Labor Statistics data showed. “For patients and their employers, the increases have meant higher health-insurance premiums, as well as limiting wage hikes,” Melanie Evans explained.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

Consider: fighting health insurance appeals, crafting countless medical necessity letters, justifying being discharged against medical orders, and other battles fought hand-in-hand with her husband on behalf of Emmett and his well-being. My work is my life, and my life is my work,” she confessed. I said, OK, great.

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9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. 9amHealth is addressing this challenge by providing affordable cardiometabolic care at scale and helping to manage the rising costs of GLP-1s for both patients and employers.

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

Non-health insurers and life sciences companies also recognize the value of clinical data and are requiring greater levels of access to power their applications and processes. Medical record requests are digitized, and specific data requirements are tagged.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Video may have killed the radio star (as the Buggles once sang on MTV), but it definitely gave life to telehealth during the pandemic. Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101 Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices Featured Decision Content:

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How to Improve Customer Experience in Healthcare with AI

Healthcare IT Today

Patients, medical personnel, operations staff, and insurance companies all expect a first-rate experience when dealing with your enterprise. Lack of advancement opportunities and poor work–life balance paint a dismal picture for customer-facing teams.