Health insurance CEOs on the hot seat: Premiums up 90% since Obamacare launched 16 years ago U.S. health care costs grow faster than inflation, exceeding other large, wealthy nations in per capita health spending, according to KFF, a health policy research non-profit. Against this backdrop,…

For the record? They'd likely have gone up more without it, but it's hard to prove a theoretical. #CongressionalTestimony #HealthInsurance #ACA #Payors

Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts - KFF Health News Some rural hospitals have canceled — or are considering ending — contracts with insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans, saying the private policies jeopardize their finances and…

#Rural #hospital operators in recent years have enumerated a long list of concerns about #MedicareAdvantage plans. #Payors #CMS #MedicalCosts buff.ly/QRC5xof

Mastering KAM excellence: achieving meaningful growth from top accounts - PMLiVE By Aaron Bean

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'Pay attention to what we're doing here': 3 payers come together on new payment model in California "Learn about the groundbreaking collaboration between Aetna, Blue Shield of California, and Centene's Health Net to improve primary care reimbursement and healt

Major #HealthInsurance companies are usually in competition with one another. By aligning payment systems, these three will reward physicians for delivering high-quality care. #ValueBasedCare #PCP #Payors #MedicalCosts #steering

Research: Improving Payer Member Experience Delivers Competitive Advantage The Big Takeaway: Member experience drives health plan success

RESEARCH: Health Insurers - "Members are patients, and patients are members"....

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"The new contracts show a shift to [providers] signing with multiple service provider." #ChangeHealthcarePotatoattack #Payors #Vendors #HealthcareIT