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Hot topics in 2012: ACOs, quality improvement, consumer engagement

December 27, 2012 | By

For your reading pleasure, we have gathered the most read FierceHealthPayer stories of 2012. It's a definitive victory for accountable care organizations.

Time for California to start a rate hike revolution

December 14, 2012 | By
It just doesn't stop--insurers continue to increase premium costs at alarming rates (pun definitely intended) and there's not much state or federal officials can do to stop it. The most...

Covering preventive care is worthless if consumers don't know about it

December 7, 2012 | By
It's pretty hard to take advantage of a deal allowing you to, say, get a free cancer screening if you don't know that said deal even exists. That's why covering preventive care is only...

Why wouldn't insurers cover smoking cessation?

November 30, 2012 | By
We recently reported that health insurers still aren't providing smoking cessation programs, despite the reform law requiring them to cover such preventive programs. The ones that do offer...

Think outside the box for healthcare M&A

November 23, 2012 | By
Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise throughout the health insurance industry since the reform law was passed. And given that President Obama's recent re-election essentially cements the...

Time to rise above petty politics in healthcare

November 16, 2012 | By
I recognize we don't live in a utopian society. But is it so crazy of me to wish we all could just get along? Apparently, it is--especially if you're a politician. I had hoped that with...

Payers must accept health reform as 'law of the land'

November 9, 2012 | By
Now that the Election Day dust has settled and the health reform law has survived a nasty political battle, I would like to remind my dear readers of some wise comments made two years ago (to the...

Humana finds simplicity key to engaging older members

November 2, 2012 | By
When Humana set out to create a program helping its Medicare Advantage members manage their diabetes, it learned an age-old lesson--simple is better. Humana launched a multi-channel, multimedia...

Don't follow in Highmark's footsteps in a public image crisis

October 26, 2012 | By
Talk about a public image problem. Highmark has shot itself in the foot--multiple times, I might add--over its potentially dead deal with West Penn Allegheny Health System. Although the...

Get to know your new members to build brand loyalty

October 19, 2012 | By
You know that song from the musical "The King and I" that goes "getting to know you, getting to know all about you ... "? It's time we applied that message to the health...
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