High Deductible Plans news from FierceHealthcare
NewsStudy: Recession boosting use of consumer-driven health plans
Here's a sign of the times. According to a new study from HealthLeaders-InterStudy, more employers are choosing consumer-driven health plans as a method of cutting their health costs during the Read more...
Reform could be expensive--for providers
In theory, healthcare reform should be good for hospitals, doctors and other professional caregivers. After all, in theory providers will get more money from their patients if more of those patients Read more...
PPO deductible climbs over $1K for individuals
With healthcare costs continuing to climb, the average annual deductible for individual employees in the U.S. climbed above $1,000 this year, according to a study released by employee benefits Read more...
Health insurers turn to financial services
Yesterday, our sister publication FierceHealthFinance told you about the growth in consumer deposits to Read more...
Coming to terms with consumer-driven health plans
While consumer-driven health plans are barreling down on providers like a freight train, many physicians have tried to tune them out. In fact, according to one recent survey, Read more...
Blue Shield of CA fires broker for selling CDHP with funding
In recent times, health plans in California have started to warn their brokers that it wasn't kosher to sell high-deductible plans with other forms of insurance or funding to cover the deductible. Read more...
| Press ReleasesZirMed Announces Expansion of Industry Leading Patient Payment Financial SuiteCompany unveils healthcare industry's first patient payment developer kit at national Medical Group Management Association tradeshowLAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ZirMed, a leading provider Read more >> Craneware, Fairview Southdale Hospital Present Strategies to Help Hospitals Adapt to Changing Payor Mix at NAHAM Annual ConferenACO payor models, high-deductible plans present new challenges for upfront collectionsATLANTA, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., the market leader in automated revenue integrity Read more >> |
