Tag: healthcare plans

May 13, 2019

Health insurance beneficiaries generally are dissatisfied with the apps that their insurers are providing, according to a new study by J.D. Power. Other findings from the large national study show that respondents believe insurers should widen the availability of telehealth […]

April 15, 2019

The federal agency responsible for regulations governing standardization of electronic transactions and data accessibility for consumers is ramping up adherence efforts. The Department of Health and Human Services is launched a pilot auditing program, starting with health plans and claims […]

March 25, 2019

As an effective strategy to curb the opioid crisis, health plans should continue to use and even expand their use of telehealth, says a new report by America’s Health Insurance Plans. The unsettling reality of the crisis is evident in […]

March 1, 2019

Health plans are beginning to wrestle with how to best use wearable devices—and the data they provide—it improve patient care and lower overall costs. For example, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is partnering with Fitbit to make its […]

February 21, 2019

A growing trend among employers is integrating workers’ healthcare benefits, in an effort to achieve better health outcomes. Such integration also enables insurers to better use claims data and analytics to individualize care, improve patient experience and lower overall healthcare […]

February 7, 2018

(Bloomberg)—Some big names in healthcare want to fix what they see as a broken system. First, they are mending fences. Last year, a ferocious partisan battle in Congress left the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health law, fractured […]

October 25, 2017

Anthem Blue Cross is launching an integrated digital health platform designed to create a personalized member experience by connecting healthcare plan and benefits data with individual clinical and claims data, as well as information pulled from fitness and wellness apps. […]

December 19, 2016

Engaging healthcare consumers can be one of the highest value activities undertaken by a health plan, potentially doubling net income for most by simply engaging 10 percent more members according to Welltok research. The study calculates the real value of […]