Access & Health Coverage
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage rose 5 percent this year to $19,616, including employer and worker contributions, according to the latest annual survey of employer-sponsored health insurance by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Open enrollment in 2019 health plans through HealthCare.gov and most state exchanges begins Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15.
Accenture is working with Merck and Amazon Web Services to build a cloud-based informatics platform for life-sciences collaborators. Meanwhile, Deloitte and Vineti announced that they will work together to build a cloud-based, precision-medicine platform.
Carle — a central Illinois-based integrated health system that includes hospitals, a physician group and the health plan HealthAlliance — used design thinking to develop a new set of health plan offerings to better engage millennials.
Rick Pollack
President and CEO
The Department of Homeland Security Sept. 22 announced a proposed rule that would limit the ability of legal immigrants to adjust or extend their immigration status or gain full citizenship based on their receipt of public benefits.
Having options is good. Having options when it comes to health care is essential. Patients need the flexibility to get the treatment they need in the setting that’s most appropriate and convenient for them. But a recent proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could jeopardize…
The departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury today approved a Section 1332 waiver for Maryland to implement a five-year reinsurance program for its individual health insurance market beginning in 2019.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today awarded $8.6 million to 30 states and the District of Columbia to provide state insurance regulators with the opportunity to enhance states’ ability to strengthen their health insurance markets through innovative measures.
Enrollees in large employer health plans with inpatient admissions receive an out-of-network medical bill approximately 18% of the time, according to an analysis released today by Kaiser Family Foundation.