Health insurance

As traditional health insurers deepen their digital footprint, debate still rages on whether employers should fully insure or self-insure benefits.

Here’s a look at two use-cases for AI in health insurance that are starting to make headway.

HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard is the linchpin of health insurer Humana’s efforts to support data sharing with provider organizations to improve care for its members.

Healthcare consumers looking for health insurance coverage under federal insurance exchanges for 2020 will get more assistance in picking their selection.

Payers are pursuing new directions in taking care of members, putting a premium on how they use analytics to identify risks that can be mitigated.

My Cap BlueCross offers information about ID cards, cost share terminology, when and why a virtual visit is appropriate and care options.

Blue Shield of California and Landmark, an in-home senior care company, are using data analytics to drive care for the health plan’s most vulnerable population.

IBM has awarded Blue Cross of Idaho the 2019 IBM Watson Health Advantage Award for its use of data analytics to improve outcomes and lower costs in episodes of care.

Telemedicine is on the rise, nearly tripling in use over the past two years, according to Rochester, N.Y.-based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

Policyholders generally are dissatisfied with the apps that their insurers are providing, according to a new study by J.D. Power.