Health Care Quality Digest

Nearly 80% of docs employed by hospitals, corporate entities in continued shift away from independent practice

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

The decadelong decline of independent physicians rolled on in 2022 and 2023 with a new high of 77.6% doctors employed by hospitals or other corporate entities as of the new year, according to a new | Nearly 4 in 5 physicians are employed by a hospital, payer, pharmacy chain or other corporate entity as of Jan.

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UnitedHealth, HAC study: How social health factors impact employer plans

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Given the impact that social factors have on overall health, employers can better manage costs and outcomes by embracing deeper, population-level data analysis, according to a new white paper.

Self-insured employers pay more for medical procedures than fully insured employers: study

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Self-insured employers pay more for a host of medical procedures than fully insured employers, and just why should be investigated by policymakers, according to a

AHIP, AMA and employer groups team up to accelerate digital health adoption

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fourteen organizations representing providers, payers, consumer technology companies and employers are teaming up to cut through the noise and raise higher standards for finding digital health | Fourteen organizations representing providers, payers, consumer technology companies and employers are teaming up to cut through the noise and raise higher (..)

How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

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Morgan Health: 3 things employers should focus on to manage GLP-1s

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 16, 2024

Demand remains high for GLP-1 drugs, and the experts at Morgan Health are aiming to support employers in managing that interest with a new report. Demand remains high for GLP-1 drugs, and the experts at Morgan Health are aiming to support employers in managing that interest with a new report.

Commonwealth Fund launching task force on employer-sponsored coverage

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 3, 2024

Employer-sponsored coverage remains the main way half of Americans secure healthcare, and the Commonwealth Fund said Thursday that it would launch a new task force aimed at addressing affordability | Employer-sponsored coverage remains the main way half of Americans secure care, and the Commonwealth Fund said Thursday that it would launch a new task (..)

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WTW: Employers putting focus on managing costs, mental health care

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year. | It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year.

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Elevance Health's CarelonRx rolling out new specialty pharmacy savings tool for employers

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2024

Elevance Health's pharmacy benefit manager CarelonRx is launching a new solution that aims to make it easier for employers to plan for the future around specialty pharmacy costs while connecting me | CarelonRx is launching a new solution that aims to make it easier for employers to plan for the future around specialty pharmacy costs, while connecting (..)

Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Four in 10 people insured by employer-provided health plans find their out-of-pocket costs are so expensive they need to dip into savings and take on debt, according to a nationwide survey of 2,500 | A new survey revealed that nearly half of respondents said they would struggle to afford a medical emergency.

Business Group: These are the top healthcare challenges employers expect to face this year

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 18, 2024

Self-insured employers are set to face plenty of challenges this year, ranging from addressing the mental health needs of their workforces to developing strategies for on-site clinics amid a pivot | Mental health, pharmacy costs and vendor partnerships among the top healthcare concerns for large, self-insured employers, according to a report by the (..)

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Cardiovascular disease is a major concern for women. Here's what employers can do

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Cardiovascular disease is a key health concern for women, and a new guide seeks to arm employers with the tools and information need | Cardiovascular disease is a key health concern for women, and a new guide seeks to arm employers with the tools and information needed to help workers manage these needs.

EBRI: How employer-sponsored coverage has evolved under the ACA

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether.

Employers are facing solution fatigue. UnitedHealthcare is launching a new resource hub to help

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 19, 2024

UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a new resource hub that seeks to make it easier for members to use wellness offerings while also easing the financial burden on employers. UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a new resource hub that seeks to make it easier for members to use wellness offerings while also easing the financial burden on employers.

Business Group on Health: 4 employer health trends to watch in 2024

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Employers are going to be expecting more from their partners going into 2024 as they look to address issues ranging from mental health to drug costs to wellness. Employers are going to be expecting more from their partners going into 2024 as they look to address issues ranging from mental health to drug costs to wellness.

Mercer survey: Employer benefits costs set to rise 5.4% next year

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Employers' health benefits costs are set to rise 5.4% next year, but this spike isn't as high as may have been feared given inflationary pressures in the broader economy, according to

Employers seek guidance on mental health benefits: survey

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 26, 2023

Employers give themselves poor marks in terms of providing mental health services to their employees but high scores for supporting initiatives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion among thei | Employers recognize the importance of mental health benefits but feel that they might be falling short in providing them, according to a new survey.

Virgin Pulse, HealthComp to merge in $3B deal aimed at improving employer health

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Virgin Pulse and benefits administrator HealthComp are set to merge in a $3 billion deal that aims to drive lower costs and improve outcomes for employers. Virgin Pulse and benefits administrator HealthComp are set to merge in a $3 billion deal that aims to drive lower costs and improve outcomes for employers.

Virtual SUD clinic Pelago clinches $58M to expand offerings for payers, employers

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

Pelago, a virtual substance use disorder (SUD) clinic working with payers and employers, has clinched $58 million in a series C round. Pelago offers integrated SUD management for employers and payers, with specialized treatment for tobacco, alcohol and opioid use disorders.

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Many employed docs say non-physician practice ownership cuts quality, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 5, 2023

| Most docs surveyed cited decreased time with patients and greater focus on financial success as elements negatively affecting quality at non-physician-owned medical practices, with 70% saying their employer uses incentives or penalties to have them see more patients a day.

Doctors

Doctors Hospitals

Veterans Health Administration employs far less administrative staff than private health sector, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

The healthcare system’s private sector could learn a thing or two about efficiency from the government’s Veterans Health Administration, which employs about 30% less administrative staff across cli | The government health program's simplified payment system helps keep its payroll lean, as opposed to a private sector that employs hundreds of thousands (..)

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GLP-1s for weight loss leave employers in a bind over coverage

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Employers face a difficult decision over whether to cover pricey weight loss drugs that pits the health and wellbeing of their employees against the health of their bottom line.

Younger people driving more high-cost claims for employers: survey

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 5, 2023

Self-insured employers face myriad challenges in trying to manage growing healthcare costs, and one of those results from recent history, according to a

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Employers expect health benefit costs to climb 5.4% in 2024

Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

High inflation, labor shortages and industry consolidation contributed to the projected increase, according to a new survey of employers from consultancy Mercer.

Cigna, HelloFresh team up on meal kit benefit in employer plans

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Cigna is teaming up with HelloFresh, which delivers meal kits to customers' homes, to make discounts for its services available in its employer plans. Cigna is teaming up with HelloFresh, which delivers meal kits to customers' homes, to make discounts for its services available in its employer plans.

Employers, health plans turning to virtual solutions to manage blockbuster GLP-1s, Teladoc CEO says

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The employer market continues to be in a state of flux over coverage of pricey GLP-1 drugs, according to Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic. Virtual care giant Teladoc recently expanded its telehealth services to include prescribing obesity drugs as it eyes opportunities in the booming weight management market. |

Employers should focus on provider quality to cut low-value care in plans, report finds

Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the employer-sponsored insurer market, employers play a “critical” role when it comes to quality and outcomes, according to a report by Morgan Health and Embold Health.

Employers' enthusiasm for virtual care is on the decline: Business Group

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2023

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers believed virtual care would have a huge, broad impact on how care is provided across the country. | As COVID-19 has receded, employers' confidence in virtual care to drive changes in care delivery has waned, according to a newly-released survey from the Business Group on Health.

Employers increasingly open to GLP-1 coverage, analysis reveals

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A recent survey found that up to 4 in 10 employers intend to cover GLP-1 drugs in 2024, up from the 25% of employers that currently cover the medications. Despite its costs, interest in covering GLP-1 drugs among employers in 2024 has nearly doubled, according to a new survey.

Employers should be finding ways to invest in workers' vitality, Cigna says. Here's why

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Despite reporting slightly worse physical and mental health, Americans are feeling more optimistic about their vitality, according to a new analysis from the Cigna Group, which concludes that emplo | Despite reporting slightly worse physical and mental health, Americans are feeling more optimistic about their vitality, according to a new analysis from (..)

Employers hope to weather inflation without shifting healthcare costs to workers: survey

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 31, 2023

Employers are bracing for 2024, fearing they’ll face inflation and soaring healthcare costs while still trying to recruit and retain workers in a tight labor market, a new survey shows. Employers got something of a break last year from inflation when it comes to healthcare costs because most contracts with providers last three years.

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As large employers back away from self-insurance, small- and medium-sized ones embrace it: EBRI

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2023

As large employers take a step back from self-insurance, small- and medium-sized employers are taking a step forward in embracing that coverage option, according to an issue brief by the Employee B | The share of large employers offering self-insurance options to employees steadily declined since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, with it dropping (..)

Morgan Health: How employers can take a greater role in improving care quality

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2023

Employers fund huge swaths of the healthcare system, yet the quality of care their employees receive varies widely. Employers fund huge swaths of the healthcare system, and yet the quality of care their employees receive varies widely, a new study shows.

Quality of Care

Quality of Care Healthcare

ViVE 2024: Quantum Health inks collaboration with Vanderbilt's provider network, expands to Tennessee employers

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

LOS ANGELES—Healthcare navigation and care coordination company Quantum Health is teaming up with Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network to help self-funded health plans better manage employee | Tennessee employers can send their employees to Vanderbilt providers with the support of Quantum Health's navigation and care coordination platform.

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Oura launches employer-focused wellness arm

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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Humana to shed employer group commercial business

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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Walmart, Transcarent partner to pitch self-insured employers

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The retail giant will make its low-cost prescription drugs, along with its optical, telehealth and other services available to self-insured employers while leveraging Transcarent’s digital platform.

PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 15, 2023

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Under Amazon, One Medical builds out health system, employer partnerships for primary care services

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amazon's One Medical inked a major partnership with Health Transformation Alliance, expanding access to its primary care services to 67 employers and nearly 5 million employees.

Primary Care

8 in 10 women delay care until their symptoms worsen, survey finds. This is bad for patients and employers

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These health trends are bad for women and also for their employers. . | About 8 in 10 women say they are delaying care until their symptoms worsen or affect their daily lives, and 43% have recently missed a day or more of work due to health issues.

More than three-fourths of doctors are employed by corporations, report finds

Health Care Dive

APRIL 12, 2024

Rampant consolidation continues to threaten the existence of independent physicians, according to a new report from Avalere and the Physicians Advocacy Institute.

Doctors

Employers should carefully weigh benefits of high-deductible health plans: study

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 20, 2023

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10 Ways to Attract New Patients from Key Local Employers

Healthcare Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Large or dominant employers in your local communities are excellent targets of opportunity for new patients and cases. Whether it’s a company that's conveniently located across the street, or a dominant employer in the community, your providers want their business—here’s how you can help them win it.

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Here's how much diabetes costs employers each year

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 14, 2023

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Nearly 80% of docs employed by hospitals, corporate entities in continued shift away from independent practice

UnitedHealth, HAC study: How social health factors impact employer plans

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Self-insured employers pay more for medical procedures than fully insured employers: study

AHIP, AMA and employer groups team up to accelerate digital health adoption

How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Morgan Health: 3 things employers should focus on to manage GLP-1s

Commonwealth Fund launching task force on employer-sponsored coverage

WTW: Employers putting focus on managing costs, mental health care

Elevance Health's CarelonRx rolling out new specialty pharmacy savings tool for employers

Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds

Business Group: These are the top healthcare challenges employers expect to face this year

Cardiovascular disease is a major concern for women. Here's what employers can do

EBRI: How employer-sponsored coverage has evolved under the ACA

Employers are facing solution fatigue. UnitedHealthcare is launching a new resource hub to help

Business Group on Health: 4 employer health trends to watch in 2024

Mercer survey: Employer benefits costs set to rise 5.4% next year

Employers seek guidance on mental health benefits: survey

Virgin Pulse, HealthComp to merge in $3B deal aimed at improving employer health

Virtual SUD clinic Pelago clinches $58M to expand offerings for payers, employers

Many employed docs say non-physician practice ownership cuts quality, survey finds

Veterans Health Administration employs far less administrative staff than private health sector, study finds

GLP-1s for weight loss leave employers in a bind over coverage

Younger people driving more high-cost claims for employers: survey

Employers expect health benefit costs to climb 5.4% in 2024

Cigna, HelloFresh team up on meal kit benefit in employer plans

Employers, health plans turning to virtual solutions to manage blockbuster GLP-1s, Teladoc CEO says

Employers should focus on provider quality to cut low-value care in plans, report finds

Employers' enthusiasm for virtual care is on the decline: Business Group

Employers increasingly open to GLP-1 coverage, analysis reveals

Employers should be finding ways to invest in workers' vitality, Cigna says. Here's why

Employers hope to weather inflation without shifting healthcare costs to workers: survey

As large employers back away from self-insurance, small- and medium-sized ones embrace it: EBRI

Morgan Health: How employers can take a greater role in improving care quality

ViVE 2024: Quantum Health inks collaboration with Vanderbilt's provider network, expands to Tennessee employers

Oura launches employer-focused wellness arm

Humana to shed employer group commercial business

Walmart, Transcarent partner to pitch self-insured employers

PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs

Under Amazon, One Medical builds out health system, employer partnerships for primary care services

8 in 10 women delay care until their symptoms worsen, survey finds. This is bad for patients and employers

More than three-fourths of doctors are employed by corporations, report finds

Employers should carefully weigh benefits of high-deductible health plans: study

10 Ways to Attract New Patients from Key Local Employers

Here's how much diabetes costs employers each year

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