Telehealth services made available by private commercial health plans throughout the pandemic resulted in a 10-point Net Promoter Score gain in overall member satisfaction, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's 2021 U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Study.
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Colorado lawmakers are close to making a public health plan option a reality in the state, according to CPR News.
The following payer executive changes were announced in May:
Eighty-five percent of Americans 50 years and older oppose cutting Medicare to reduce the federal budget deficit, according to a survey from the AARP.
A special session regarding Wisconsin Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act adjourned in less than a minute May 25 without debate or votes, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.
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House Democrats issued a request for information May 26 to create a public option for health insurance coverage, a policy President Joe Biden has expressed support for but hasn't taken steps toward implementing.
Jefferson Health is poised to pick up 100 percent ownership in a Medicaid and Medicare health plan, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans were among the highest-ranked health plans in the most regions, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's annual member satisfaction survey.
Healthcare costs for a family of four in 2020 dropped 4.2 percent from 2019 because of the pandemic, according to the 2021 Milliman Medical Index report.
Blue Shield of California's pharmacy initiative with San Francisco-based technology company Gemini Health resulted in drug cost savings of $20 million in its first two years.