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Eileen Cook September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 Consumer-centric Healthcare, Deductibles, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign

Payers move to ditch deductibles

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The trend of health insurers launching products without traditional deductibles is accelerating, reflecting

Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Administrative Policies, Health Systems, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

21 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s older

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance

Eileen Cook August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 ACA, Access to Care, Health Insuarnce, Physician Networks

How Narrow or Broad Are ACA Marketplace Physician Networks?

(By Matthew Rae, Karen Pollitz, Kaye Pestaina, Michelle Long, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:

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Eileen Cook August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 ACA, Barriers to healthcare, Dental, Employer Health Insurance, Health care costs, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, In-Network Health Coverage, Long Appointment Wait Times, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage

Beyond cost, what barriers to health care do consumers face?

(By Imani Telesford, Aubrey Winger, and Matthew Rae for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 22, 2024) Most adults (91%)

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance

Eileen Cook August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Direct Contracting, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign

Direct contracting grows: 6 key numbers

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) As healthcare costs continue to rise, a growing number of employers are exploring

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Cancer Care, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Musculoskeletal, Pharmacy

The 3 conditions driving healthcare costs up for employers: Report

(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmacy, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions remain the top drivers of increased healthcare costs

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Insurance

Eileen Cook August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 ACA, congress, Employer insurance, Health Insurance

How Congress gets their health insurance

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Members of Congress are tasked with making decisions about the future of the

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform, Medicaid, medicare

Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information

Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Health Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Lowest-rated Medicare Advantage plans in 2024: J.D. Power

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans from Centene, Humana and UnitedHealthcare are among the lowest-rated plans

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Employer healthcare costs to rise 9% in 2025: 5 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average cost of employer-sponsored healthcare coverage is expected to jump 9% from