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JPMorgan's health arm launches policy guide to push value-based care in employer plans

By Alan Goforth

The commercial insurance market has historically lagged behind government payers on value-based care and requires federal action, recommends JPMorgan Chase's health care arm.

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Texas health plans alert: Get ready for new law eliminating anti-steering and anti-tiering

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June 21, 2023

Growing demand for employee mental health access: Is telehealth the answer?

Employer interest in offering behavioral health solutions is higher today than pre-pandemic, but the integration of behavioral health services with the primary care services employees have available to them has yet to fall into place.

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June 21, 2023

Bristol Myers Squibb follows Merck in suing US over Medicare price negotiation program

This is the third lawsuit over the new Medicare program in which Bristol Myers' blood thinner Eliquis is expected to be one of the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations.

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June 20, 2023

U.S. patients face problems with health care, insurance

More than three-quarters (78%) of those who received a lot of health care (more than 10 provider visits in the past year) reported a problem.

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June 20, 2023

International human rights group calls out US hospitals for pushing millions into debt

Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization, takes aim at the U.S. and calls for stronger government action to protect Americans from aggressive debt collection by nonprofit hospitals, in a new report.

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June 20, 2023

UnitedHealth, Humana warn of rising medical costs due to delayed elective surgeries

The health insurers' comments suggest a shift in care patterns are finally reverting, with patients who had deferred procedures like knee or hip surgeries now returning for care in greater numbers.

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June 19, 2023

National Patient Safety Board: Could a NTSB-like agency really work in health care?

Two measures are underway to create a safety board, but some patient safety advocates say that because of the power of the hospital industry, such a board wouldn't provide the accountability necessary to drive improvement.

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June 19, 2023

Health share plans: Despite protections, 1.7M Americans use them

A new report reveals the first national count of Americans who rely on health sharing arrangements through which members, who often share religious beliefs, agree to send money monthly to cover other members' health care bills.

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JPMorgan's health arm launches policy guide to push value-based care in employer plans

Strategies to reduce prescription drug costs (Yes, it really is possible)

Texas health plans alert: Get ready for new law eliminating anti-steering and anti-tiering

Recommended Just For You

Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

Growing demand for employee mental health access: Is telehealth the answer?

Bristol Myers Squibb follows Merck in suing US over Medicare price negotiation program

U.S. patients face problems with health care, insurance

International human rights group calls out US hospitals for pushing millions into debt

UnitedHealth, Humana warn of rising medical costs due to delayed elective surgeries

National Patient Safety Board: Could a NTSB-like agency really work in health care?

Health share plans: Despite protections, 1.7M Americans use them