Interstate Licensure Compacts & Your Health Plan’s Bottom Line
Interstate licensure compacts are an example of another policy that is helping propel the telehealth movement. These regulations make it so that telemedicine providers can receive multiple state licenses simultaneously…
Read MoreLowering 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,…
Read MoreLeverage 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…
Read MoreAccumulators 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…
Read MoreAttracting 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…
Read MoreNew 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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