We're not shocked to see this headline in today's news. Transparency is key in healthcare, and that is something that continues to lack drastically with health insurance companies.
Marlene Satter of Modern Healthcare writes, "Health care marketing and communications agency ReviveHealth's 11th Trust Index report indicates that the lowest level of trust comes from health system execs, whose level of trust in health plans dipped to a score of 52 out of 100 this year, compared to 54.1 in 2016. Behind them come physicians, who scored health plans at 55.8 on the trust index, essentially unchanged from last year."
There's many more interesting findings they found throughout this survey. To learn more, please click HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
87% of Healthcare Execs Rank Telehealth as a Priority
Today's blog features the recent article out of Healthcare IT news that highlights the overwhelming patient approval of telemedicine.
Bill Siwicki writes, "Fifty-one percent of the executives and caregivers Reach Health surveyed, in fact, said telemedicine is a high priority." Outcomes are continuing to improve across the board including engagnement and satisfaction, efforts to reduce costs and reducing readmissions.
To read the full article, click HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Bill Siwicki writes, "Fifty-one percent of the executives and caregivers Reach Health surveyed, in fact, said telemedicine is a high priority." Outcomes are continuing to improve across the board including engagnement and satisfaction, efforts to reduce costs and reducing readmissions.
To read the full article, click HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Thursday, September 21, 2017
CVS Health Increases Restrictions on Opioids
Today's blog features the recent article out of Forbes Health that highlights CVS's new plan to tighten up restrictions to aid in the the fight against opioid abuse. Bruce Japsen writes, "CVS, which also operates one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers in Caremark, said it will roll out an “enhanced opioid utilization management approach for all commercial, health plan, employer and Medicaid clients as of February 1, 2018 unless the client chooses to opt out."
Japsen continues, "CVS said its program will include “limiting to seven days the supply of opioids dispensed for certain acute prescriptions for patients who are new to therapy; limiting the daily dosage of opioids dispensed based on the strength of the opioid; and requiring the use of immediate-release formulations of opioids before extended-release opioids are dispensed.”
To learn more, check out the full article HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Japsen continues, "CVS said its program will include “limiting to seven days the supply of opioids dispensed for certain acute prescriptions for patients who are new to therapy; limiting the daily dosage of opioids dispensed based on the strength of the opioid; and requiring the use of immediate-release formulations of opioids before extended-release opioids are dispensed.”
To learn more, check out the full article HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Exchange Members Resemble Commercial Counterparts
Express Scripts recently published an article that highlights new medication therapies for newly treated conditions for the maturing population. These new therapies closely mirror that of commercial health plan members. ESI designed an infographic to illustrate this concept.
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Pharmacy Benefits Ripe for Transformation
Katie Kuehner-Hebert of Benefits Pro recently wrote an article that highlighted pharmacy benefits as one area of the health care value chain ripe for transformation.
“In theory, a drug should function like any other product in a rational consumer purchasing transaction, but it does not. Requirements related to the distribution of products, patient safety and clinical efficacy have pushed the industry to develop a complex chain of middlemen that deliver point solutions and are interdependent on one another, resulting in a longer and more complex channel.”
This complex problem is brought on by an aging population, a continued rise in chronic disease and the accelerated commercialization of innovative drugs that carry a very expensive price tag.
There's much more on this topic, so please be sure to read the full article HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
“In theory, a drug should function like any other product in a rational consumer purchasing transaction, but it does not. Requirements related to the distribution of products, patient safety and clinical efficacy have pushed the industry to develop a complex chain of middlemen that deliver point solutions and are interdependent on one another, resulting in a longer and more complex channel.”
This complex problem is brought on by an aging population, a continued rise in chronic disease and the accelerated commercialization of innovative drugs that carry a very expensive price tag.
There's much more on this topic, so please be sure to read the full article HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Providers Reduce Waste to Work Around Ballooning Drug Prices
Today's blog features another informative health care industry article courtesy of Modern Healthcare. Alex Kacik writes that Cleveland Clinic is one of the biggest users of the heart drugs, nitroprusside and isoproterenol. Over the past three years these prices surged 30-fold and 70-fold and caught the provider's attention. These drugs are commonly used in life-threatening situations.
Kacik continues, "Valeant Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to the off-patent drugs in 2015 and drastically increased the prices."
You need to be a member of Modern Healthcare to read more, so if you are, please click HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Kacik continues, "Valeant Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to the off-patent drugs in 2015 and drastically increased the prices."
You need to be a member of Modern Healthcare to read more, so if you are, please click HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Emergency Preparedness for Prescription Medications
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HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Open Enrollment 2017: Getting the Most out of Telehealth Benefits
Health insurance brokers currently have their hands full during this open enrollment season. Telemedicine is undoubtedly a part of health care's future, so it's important that brokers understand exactly what this service is in order to properly advise their clients.
"When implemented properly, telemedicine can help brokers, HR admins, business owners, and their employees."
Learn more on this topic by reading the full article HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
"When implemented properly, telemedicine can help brokers, HR admins, business owners, and their employees."
Learn more on this topic by reading the full article HERE!
HORIZON Health Ventures is a healthcare cost management solutions company used by insurance brokers, employee benefit consultants, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and associations, to bring proven thought leadership and strategy to the management of their clients healthcare costs. To learn more about HHV and their services, please visit http://horizonhealthventures.com/
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