Category: Health Insurance

U.S. Bank, Optum360 partner on solution to streamline, boost revenue cycle management

Healthcare receivables management suite tackles traditional EDI conversion and better management of the claims payments.

U.S. Bank, Optum360 partner on solution to streamline, boost revenue cycle management

Healthcare receivables management suite tackles traditional EDI conversion and better management of the claims payments.

Health systems show greater emphasis on consumer-focused strategies, but progress is slow

Most initiatives generally lack a foundation of consumer insights and analytics, and favor traditional over innovative approaches.

Why it’s time for hospitals to make every employee a risk manager

Engaging everyone in a risk management mindset can transform a healthcare organization into a more successful and competitive entity.

Fearing Deportation, Immigrant Parents Are Opting Out Of Health Benefits For Kids

Advocates in Texas say immigrant families, nervous about a higher degree of scrutiny in applications for health and food benefits, are choosing to drop out of Medicaid and SNAP for citizen children.

Rx: Zucchini, Brown Rice, Turkey Soup. Medicaid Plan Offers Food As Medicine.

A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Live from Aspen!

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times report from the Spotlight Health portion of the annual Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. They’re joined by Democratic Govs. John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Steve Bullock of Montana.

Medicaid work requirements are leaving more Americans uninsured, Harvard study says

Researchers looked at 3 states with different policies and found a risk of low-income patients staying or becoming uninsured because of work requirements, health savings and premiums.

Hurricane Maria one year later: Puerto Rico insurance heads talk disaster recovery, lasting impact

MMM President Orlando Gonzalez and COO Manny Sanchez say the devastating storm illustrated how the payer has to continually innovate.

Former Apple, Pepsi CEO: The next wave of hospital consolidation to be shaped by disruptive innovation

Sculley: Disruptive innovation shaping hospital M&A
Sculley, who is now CMO of RxAdvance, weighs in on what the phase of big deals signal for the healthcare industry’s future.