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Medicare Advantage is nudging aside ‘old Medicare’ with a free ride, a warm meal, and a handyman
STAT News
4/3/2019
Private Medicare Advantage plans offer seniors services that aren't available through the traditional Medicare program.
Consortia MAOs Assess Flex Benefit Feasibility
RADAR on Medicare Advantage
3/25/2019
Adopting new benefit design flexibilities has the potential to improve health outcomes, but quantifying the value of these services and assessing whether they are right for a Medicare Advantage population may not be easy. That is why a group of Health Plan Alliance MA members pooled their resources to commission a study and a set of tools that they hope will enable them to incorporate new flex benefits into their designs as soon as 2020.
Pulse8 joins the Health Plan Alliance Group Purchasing Organization with its ground-breaking Formul8 solution for managing Pharmacy Costs
Pulse8
3/18/2019
Pulse8, part of Veradigm, an Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) business unit, the first – and ONLY one with a patent pending – healthcare analytics and technology company delivering complete visibility into the efficacy of Risk Adjustment, Quality Management, and Pharmacy Benefit Management programs, is excited to become the latest collaborating partner within the Health Plan Alliance Group Purchasing Organization (GPO).
Member News
Santa Clara Family Health Plan Receives Three-Year NCQA Accreditation
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
4/18/2019
Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP), the safety net health plan for Santa Clara County, announced that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded an Accreditation status of Accredited to SCFHP’s Cal MediConnect (Medicare-Medicaid Plan) line of business.
As Part of NYC’s Commitment to Guarantee Health Care for All, MetroPlus Health Plan Announces New City Agency Partnerships to Enroll New Yorkers in Health Insurance
MetroPlus Health Plan
4/18/2019
Health Plan Teams Up with NYC Department of Probation and NYC Department of Small Business Services Following Mayor’s Executive Order.
Kickstarting your telehealth program: Making the first 100 days count
Becker's Hospital Review
4/16/2019
Intermountain launched its telehealth program to employees, its insurance arm, SelectHealth, and then the public.
How Lessons from a Lifelong Athlete Translate to Ways We Can Reduce Healthcare Costs
SelectHealth
4/12/2019
Thomas Risse, CFO, SelectHealth, shares five ways health plans and systems can reduce health care costs.
Community Health Plan of Washington names Paul Sherman Chief Medical Officer
State of Reform
4/12/2019
Dr. Paul Sherman has been appointed Chief Medical Officer at Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW), Washington’s only local not-for-profit Medicaid and Medicare managed care plan.
Blog
BLOG: Access to health care coverage is topic #1 (even in Antarctica)
Dennis Bolin, Health Plan Alliance
3/4/2019
I recently took a trip to the Antarctic and met many interesting people along the way. When they heard I work in health insurance they would launch into their opinions, experiences and questions. Demonstrating that health care is at the center of our personal conversations as well as our political ones.
BLOG: 10 takeaways from the Alliance Fall Leadership Forum
Joe Lastinger, Health Plan Alliance
10/25/2018
Health Plan Alliance leaders convened in Boston, October 9-12 to collaborate on their evolving enterprise-wide strategies. Attendees gained powerful insight into where investors are focusing their dollars today, saw how newly released Medicare data sets are being used to improve quality measurement and heard seven incredible examples of how Alliance members are delivering exceptional care management in their markets.
BLOG: Top 10 reads of the summer
Health Plan Alliance
10/2/2018
What is summer without a reading challenge? This summer, Health Plan Alliance members tapped into the resources available in the Alliance Knowledge Center and accessed more than 700 documents. Turn over a new leaf this fall with our favorite page-turners of the summer and hear from our reading challenge champion, Sarah Litchfield, Government Program Coordinator, Geisinger Health Plan.
Business News
HAP partners with Livongo to help Medicare Advantage members manage diabetes
Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
4/18/2019
Health Alliance Plan announced it has partnered with Livongo, a whole person platform that empowers people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, to provide HAP Medicare Advantage members with a more personalized experience to help them better manage their diabetes.
PreferredOne partners with Wellbeats to bring on-demand, virtual fitness to employer-sponsored health plans
Wellbeats
4/16/2019
PreferredOne will offer Wellbeats to fully insured groups upon renewal beginning in July. Self-insured groups will also have the option to add Wellbeats to their plan design.
Industry News
Seven Networking Tips for Health Execs
Managed Healthcare Executive
1/8/2019
Executive-level decisions can be complicated. Here are seven ways to turn to others to gain valuable insight.