Archives for June 2015
Idaho health exchange needs revenue boost to be sustainable16 Jun 2015
Idaho’s online insurance exchange needs to collect $9 million in revenue by the summer of 2017 or risk dipping into... Continue Reading
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3 Big healthcare trends Wall Street is overlooking16 Jun 2015
The chief market strategists at Wall Street’s biggest banks and investment firms don’t get things right all the time. In... Continue Reading
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Highmark to begin cheaper – but highly restrictive – health plan16 Jun 2015
Highmark Inc. is introducing one of its most-restrictive health plans in a bid to hold down costs by steering members... Continue Reading
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June 16, 2015-A look at Sports and Health in America16 Jun 2015
Tuesday June 16, 2015 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Highmark to begin cheaper, but restrictive health plan... Continue Reading
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Why the big five health insurers may soon be the big three11 Jun 2015
Ads for health insurance are everywhere — in magazines, on Web sites and plastered throughout subway cars. Many observers say... Continue Reading
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Consumer confusion biggest barrier to broad Telemedicine adoption11 Jun 2015
Telemedicine would be wildly popular if more people knew what it was and how it worked. In a new survey*,... Continue Reading
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Vermont Health Connect demonstrates success of upgrade11 Jun 2015
Officials with the Vermont Health Connect insurance exchange put on a demonstration Wednesday to show they have a much faster... Continue Reading
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Why are the 2016 Obamacare rate increases so large?11 Jun 2015
You might recall that I have said we wouldn’t see the real Obamacare rates until the 2017 prices are published... Continue Reading
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Some insured patients still skipping care because of high costs11 Jun 2015
A key goal of the Affordable Care Act is to help people get health insurance who may have not been... Continue Reading
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Will Vt. Health Connect upgrade be enough?11 Jun 2015
State officials Wednesday opened a window into the workings of Vermont Health Connect, showing off operations, and new technological fixes... Continue Reading
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