benefits
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Gympass Adds Headspace Health To Wellbeing Platform for Employers
Headspace Health’s mindfulness services will now be offered on Gympass’ platform. The company has a network of more than 50,000 gyms, classes, trainers and wellbeing apps that it offers to more than 10,000 companies.
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KFF: Many Women Don’t Receive Paid Parental Leave Benefit From Employers
Fewer than half of female workers receive a paid parental leave benefit from their employer, including maternity leave (43%) and family and medical leave to care for a sick family member (44%), according to KFF.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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What 3 Employers Have Done To Ensure a Healthier, More Inclusive Workplace
Caregiver services and benefits specific to LGBTQ+ populations are some ways employers can support their employees. Executives shared these ideas on a panel at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Uber Health Dips Into the Employer Space
Historically having worked with Medicaid and Medicare Advantage populations, Uber Health is now expanding its services to self-insured employers. The company made the announcement at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Mental health is a top priority for employers. What are their strategies?
The top strategies to support mental health issues are offering coverage for telebehavioral health services, providing onsite or virtual employee assistance programs and providing access to digital behavioral health support, a survey of 455 employers found.
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What Alignment Healthcare is doing in preparation for Medicare open enrollment
The insurer is expanding its offerings for its $0-premium Preferred Provider Organization plans and special needs plans for dually eligible beneficiaries. Alignment is adding 14 counties to its footprint, bringing its reach to 8.3 million Medicare-eligible adults in 52 markets.
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Consumers worried about healthcare costs as open enrollment nears, survey shows
In a survey of Americans with employer-sponsored coverage, 91% of respondents said they’ve experienced a payment-related issue in the past. Another 86% saying they’re worried their health benefits won’t cover all their healthcare needs.
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AccessHope strikes up new partnership to expand cancer expertise for employers
AccessHope’s new collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is the fifth of its kind for the cancer benefits company. AccessHope will be able to offer its employer members access to Fred Hutch’s cancer expertise through the partnership.
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Abortion travel benefits to become more common among employers after Dobbs decision
The survey reported 35% of respondents already offer travel and lodging benefits for abortions, while 16% plan to in 2023 and 21% are considering it.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Health plans, this is why real-time benefit tools have let you down
Every health plan is required to use real-time benefit tools, which allow physicians to access drug pricing and a patient’s benefit information at the point of care. But, to date, RTBTs haven’t delivered on the promised savings.
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Getting Medicare Advantage members to take advantage of plan benefits
One way MA plans can stand out in an increasingly competitive market is by making members aware of the benefits they may not even know they have and encouraging them to use those benefits.
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Pharma, BioPharma, Patient Engagement
Joining forces can benefit both patients and pharma companies
By engaging in a dialogue, patients and pharma companies can have a mutually beneficial relationship, Health Union’s Jack Barrette said at HLTH’s patient engagement track, hosted by MedCity News. Not only can patients help mold clinical trials, but they can help companies improve their patient education efforts.
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CMS lowers MA premiums amid insurer plans to grow offerings
CMS is lowering the average premium for MA plans to $19 per month in 2022 from about $21 this year. The news comes as several insurers announce new MA plan offerings for 2022, including Humana, which said it will launch 72 plans.
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Hospitals, Employee Benefits, Physicians
Survey: 40% of health systems ramping up hiring efforts amid workforce shortage
A majority of organizations (93%) said they are focused on both attracting and retaining top talent, a new survey from Aon shows. They are offering various benefits to do so, including onsite or near-site health clinics for employees.
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Healthcare fintech M&A expected to boost patient experience, provider operations
M&A activity in the healthcare finance technology is heating up, evidenced by large transactions such as Cedar buying OODA Health and R1 RCM buying VisitPay. Experts agree that this activity won’t end anytime soon, and it will have a positive impact on providers and patients.