By Sarai Rodriguez March 02, 2023 – Black women of childbearing age face a twofold risk of uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to their white counterparts, which not only fuels racial health…
Continue ReadingWhat You Should Know:[embedded content]– Eli Lilly and Company today announced price reductions of 70% for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient out-of-pocket costs at $35 or less…
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More and more healthcare leaders are beginning to treat violence as a public health issue as gun deaths and other forms of assault continue to impact communities across the country. One large health system…
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Eli Lilly is cutting insulin prices, and this time it’s for real.
Months after a Twitter account posing as the drugmaker went viral with a tweet stating, “insulin is free now,” the company on Wednesday…
The Medicare Advantage market has significantly higher gross margins per enrollee than other health insurance markets, a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found.
Gross margins represent the amount by which total premium income exceeds…
Humana announced last week that it will exit the Employer Group Commercial Medical Products business, which includes fully insured plans, self-funded plans and Federal Employee Health Benefit plans. But is this the right move…
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What You Should Know:– New KeyCare survey finds nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of consumers who needed minor but urgent medical services while traveling in the prior year received care via telehealth visits with their regular physicians or affiliated members of their physicians’ care teams, outpacing…
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When the organization accomplishes milestones such as HITRUST certification, he says, that information is shared with the insurance provider and becomes part of how UPMC’s premiums are calculated.“Over the past few years especially, I’ve…
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Streamlining and improving revenue is hyper-important for healthcare organizations right now. One challenge is finding the right patient payer information. Technology can help organizations identify more billable insurance coverage for self-pay patients, maximizing revenue,…
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan City, Taiwan has become the second-highest-ranking organisation in the latest HIMSS Digital Health Indicator.Based on the assessment, it scored 349/400 overall, achieving strong scores in each DHI dimension.
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