Payer

The Confidentiality Coalition and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange penned a letter March 24 to HHS and the U.S. Commerce Department, urging better protections for patient health data on third-party applications. 

5 payer data breaches over the last 6 months: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas: Subcontractor Morley Companies reported a data breach March 24 that affected about 2,800 BCBS of Kansas members. No Social Security or financial information was…

The National Committee for Quality Assurance honored Centene with the Innovation Award for Health Equity.

The vast majority of Americans are satisfied with their supplemental health insurance plans that help pay for critical medical expenses, according to a survey released March 24 by America's Health Insurance Plans.

Value-based care and risk models are expected to grow significantly by 2025, according to a March 24 report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Less than half of Americans rate the quality of their healthcare as good, and two-thirds believe incivility is an issue in healthcare today, according to a Beryl Institute-Ipsos patient experience survey released March 24.

A March 24 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that at least 1 in 5 insulin users with private health insurance would benefit from a proposed $35 out-of-pocket spending cap. 

United Healthcare Services is continuing to expand office space in Minnetonka, Minn., according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

A data breach at a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas subcontractor affected about 2,800 members, the company told CBS affiliate WIBW March 24. 

A two-minute document filing delay may have caused Tufts Health to lose a $400 million Medicaid contract, according to CBS affiliate WPRI.