Payments

Many insurers report no changes to their plans, with some reshaping and a few accelerating, but very few pausing or retrenching.

Research from Digital Insurance's parent Arizent finds the pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a strong digital presence across all sectors, including insurance.

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.

Business payments gateway Cashfree has established new features for its insurance, web aggregator and broker clients in India to streamline policy premium collection, claim settlement and payouts to agents and hospitals.

The future for insurance carriers looks bright when it comes to claims advancements this decade.

Consideration of whether each job can be done remotely is part of Payrailz's holistic approach to developing its workforce. Currently, about two-thirds of the staff works remotely.

Companies that scored highest in this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For (a ranking compiled by our parent company, Arizent) go beyond the basics of strong pay packages, generous benefits and effective leadership to take a more holistic interest in their employees’ lives, according to the data.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is adding the mental health technology services of Quartet Health to its value-based care arsenal.

Humana is entering a partnership with platform and health data solutions provider Validic that will boost connectivity between members’ tech devices and the health plan.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey plans to help members monitor diabetes with cell phones, under an agreement with Livongo, provider of a chronic condition management platform.

New Jersey, like several other states, is one step closer to shedding its reliance on Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance exchange platform, and setting up its own state-based health insurance exchange.

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 and Blue Shield of Louisiana, the New Orleans Business Alliance and Ochsner Health System are looking for startup companies with innovations that can solve social isolation in older adults.

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.

Seven-year initiative aims to build predictive and personalized solutions to help members manage health issues.

Value-based care depends on measuring and reporting outcomes, but doing so is causing burnout in physicians.

A year-long pilot in Sacramento will enable members to get free rides to medical appointments, lab and radiology visits and to pharmacies.

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.