Health Care Reform

A bout of COVID can cause the per-member-per-month cost of an otherwise healthy employee to jump by 163%.

The prospect of unfettered interstate virtual health care worries some health industry officials.

Roadblocks seemed to instantaneously disappear when COVID no longer allowed for patients to physically visit their doctors during the mass shutdown during early spring 2020. The question is, was the technology lagging or was politics and industry lobbying prohibiting broader access and adoption?

AHIP member insurers have been sending gift cards to enrollees and support to providers. Now, AHIP is helping with vaccinations.

According to experts, "The financial impact of the pandemic has weakened some providers, which will undoubtedly fuel another merger-and-acquisition wave."

With Joe Biden as President and a Democratic majority in the House and Senate, it's time to take a deeper dive into the plans the President is eager to put into action during his time at the White House.