Healthcare plans

Duncan Anderson, global technology leader for insurance consulting and technology at WTW, manages insurers' expectations for what AI technology can do to analyze and monitor pricing of coverage.

William Van Faasen, former chairman and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, encourages carriers to prepare to add marijuana to their formularies.

Telehealth providers and their insurance carriers must re-examine practices and processes to ensure that they remain compliant.

Industry expert Sylvester Schieber breaks down the challenges of the healthcare industry — and outlines steps toward better, affordable care.

The need is clear for a more cohesive and comprehensive approach, including a combination of digital eldercare services and re-invented insurance products.

Onuu, a startup banking, credit and life insurance platform, is preparing to launch this summer.

Vethelpline offers insurance members and now subscribers, 24/7 access to veterinary experts and veterinarians who can answer care questions through an app with a chat feature or through a phone consultation.

The insurance companies plan to launch a new health plan in Q4 to help employers recuperate from COVID-19 losses.

Like other businesses, hospitals have been forced to make instant emergency changes because of the coronavirus. But many hospitals are concurrently getting a rush of demand for service with an unclear revenue stream.

Medicare telehealth policy changes are putting pressure on private plans to follow suit.

Minneapolis-based PreferredOne has joined a growing number of health plans nationwide that are turning to the use of digital methods to treat mental health.

With prior authorization posing a significant pain point for providers, several health insurers and the organization representing them are starting an initiative to improve the process.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is launching a new pharmacy integration app and website that will help members manage prescriptions by using Amazon’s own Internet pharmacy.

Patients appear willing to pay extra for digital healthcare services, but they aren’t ready to rate those encounters as better than a one-on-one encounter with a doctor.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will now be putting digital cognitive behavioral therapy to use to help its members struggling with depression, insomnia, stress and anxiety.

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered two health systems and five healthcare insurers to turn over aggregated patient billing and discharge data, as well as employee wage and other information.

Administrative complexity is the biggest contributor to overall healthcare waste in the U.S., according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

MercyCare Health Plans will deploy a cloud-based solution to streamline its Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) submissions.

As Hurricane Dorian bears down on the U.S., some health payers are moving to assist members in the wake of expected storm impact and lack of access to health services.

Blue Shield of California is the first payer to sign with a new value-based care collaborative with healthcare services company Altais and health IT company Aledade.