Tag: Delivery System Reform

AHIP Board of Directors Outlines Strategies for Reducing Health Care Costs, Implementing Payment Innovations

Posted on April 30, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

A new statement from America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) Board of Directors recommends a series of strategies to bring down costs and make health care coverage more affordable. Continue reading →

Posted in: AHIP, AHIP Press Releases, Health Care Costs

Health Plans Driving Delivery System Reform to Improve Care While Reducing Costs

Posted on April 24, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

A New York Times article examines one health care provider’s efforts to improve quality of care while reducing costs – a measure that will provide “less, but not worse, health care.” Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

Health Plans Using Innovative Approaches to Control Costs

Posted on April 9, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

A Reuters article examines how health plans are controlling health costs through pay for performance initiatives. Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

Rise in Electronic Claims Submission Speeds Up Receipt, Processing Time

Posted on February 5, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

Health insurance plans processed 93 percent of claims within 14 days of receipt, and 98 percent of all claims within 30 days, according to the latest survey released by America’s Health Insurance Plans. Continue reading →

Posted in: AHIP, AHIP Press Releases, AHIP Studies and Reports

ICYMI: New York Times Economix Blog Highlights Higher Quality Care Medicare Advantage Plans Provide

Posted on January 18, 2013 by AHIP Coverage

Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt recently wrote a blog post on the New York Times Economix blog highlighting research showing that beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans receive higher quality care compared to those in the fee-for-service (FFS) part of Medicare. Continue reading →

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AHIP, Health Plans Working to Implement National Diabetes Prevention Program

Posted on November 28, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

November is National Diabetes Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2010, nearly 26 million individuals in the United States had diabetes; and an estimated 79 million adults had prediabetes, a condition of elevated blood sugar that often leads to type 2 diabetes within a few years. Continue reading →

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NYT Article Ignores Critical Role of Health Plans in Reducing Hospital Readmissions

Posted on November 27, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

Today’s New York Times/Kaiser Health News article highlighting efforts by hospitals to reduce readmissions ignores the critical role of health plans in helping patients get the care they need and avoid unnecessary, preventable readmissions. Health plans have prioritized this issue and have put in place programs to help patients get appropriate follow-up care when they are discharged from the hospital. Continue reading →

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Inside Health Policy Reports on AHIP’s Partnership with the CDC to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in People with Prediabetes

Posted on November 19, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

An article from Inside Health Policy reports on AHIP’s recently announced partnership with the CDC to prevent type 2 diabetes in individuals who have prediabetes. Continue reading →

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KHN and PBS Newshour Look at Seven Factors Driving Up Health Care Costs

Posted on October 25, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

Kaiser Health News and PBS Newshour have a story out examining seven factors driving up health care costs. Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs

AHIP CEO Karen Ignagni Speaks at AHIP’s State Issues Conference

Posted on October 15, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

AHIP CEO Karen Ignagni was the closing speaker at AHIP’s State Issues Conference, where she discussed health care costs, delivery system reform, and where the policy discussion needs to go from here. Continue reading →

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