Lowering Costs Associated with Hospital-acquired Infections
Current CDC data finds that about one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). While hospitals can implement measures such as improved disinfecting protocols, equipment standards,…
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Leverage Telehealth to Reduce Obesity-Related Health Care Costs
Telehealth can make a world of difference in many areas of medicine. One such subspecialty is bariatric medicine, which is ever-growing due to the obesity epidemic in America. This specialization…
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Accumulators and Switching Health Plans
Many circumstances in life might force someone to switch health insurance plans. Moving, getting married, losing a job, starting a new career, and a change in financial status can all…
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Attracting and Retaining Healthy Young Adult Members
People across all age groups have varying consumer health behaviors that impact payers’ bottom line. One of the most notable tendencies of younger generations is how rarely they rely on…
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New Way to Address the Opioid Crisis
The pandemic has brought about an onslaught of changes -- some good and some bad. While a surge in drug-related deaths due to overdose has been a negative outcome, this…
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Medicare Networks Proving More Concerning than Premiums
While one might assume that Medicare subscribers’ main concern is affording costly insurance premiums, this is not always the case. Recent research shows that many Medicare beneficiaries are more concerned…
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