Industry Analysis

This week on Tuning Into the C-Suite, Managed Healthcare Executive's Senior Editor, Peter Wehrwein, spoke with Georgetown's Sabrina Corlette, JD. The two discussed the possible motivations behind health insurer announcing premium credits and discounts in recent weeks and months after their profits (net income, for not-for-profits) swelled due to the drop-off in routine healthcare utilization.

Georgetown’s Sabrina Corlette says the 2021 rates were calculated before the recent announcements about COVID-19 premium relief in this part two of two video series.

Whether the online giant has larger healthcare ambitions is unclear.

But there are plenty of holdouts. Half of submissions are still done by phone or fax.

Integrated Benefits Institute study finds increased screenings for depression and detection of chronic conditions before symptoms present could have greatest impact on disability costs.

Because COVID-19 has put the gesture in a different light, healthcare executives are coming up with other ways to greet people.

Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein speaks with Lou Ellen Horwitz, CEO of th eUrgent Care Association, about how urgent care centers struggled to personal protective equipment and access to testing.

In this part two of two series, Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein and Associate Editor Briana Contreras chat with Keely Macmillan, senior vice president of policy and solutions management at Archway Health. The trio discusses the Value in Health Care Act of 2020, which would make some important changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Programs ACOs, the largest CMS ACO program.

In this part one of two series, Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein and Associate Editor Briana Contreras chat with Keely Macmillan, senior vice president of policy and solutions management at Archway Health. The trio discusses the Value in Health Care Act of 2020, which would make some important changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Programs ACOs, the largest CMS ACO program.

Deloitte, a consulting firm, recently released new data on consumer behaviors towards healthcare and how those behaviors changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in a survey.

In this part two of two video series Adam Block discusses his recent article, “Profits of Publicly Traded Health Plans Surge Amid Requests for Higher Rates.”

In this part one of two video series, Adam Block, a New York Medical College assistant professor, discusses his recent contributed article to Managed Healthcare Executive titled "Profits of Publicly Traded Health Plans Surge Amid Requests for Higher Rates."

In this part two of two series, Carolyn Langer, M.D., Fallon Health's chief medical officer, talks about Collective Medical and the advantages of real-time notifications of member hospital admissions and discharges and emergency department visits.

As it has done with so much else in healthcare, COVID-19 dominated our 2020 annual pharmacy survey. The disease was addressed in 10 of our 13 areas we covered, either within the question itself or as a possible answer. Second of three parts. See more in our Surveys tab.

As several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are now in the late phase of clinical trials, MHE is sharing a few stories that have covered the infamous virus' vaccine development journey.

Briana Contreras speaks with Dan Knecht, Vice President of Clinical Product at CVS Health about telehealth, patient access, CVS minute clinics and Path to Better Health.

As it has done with so much else in healthcare, COVID-19 dominated our 2020 annual pharmacy survey. The disease was addressed in 10 of our 13 areas we covered, either within the question itself or as a possible answer. First of three parts. See more in our Surveys tab.

Providers are under immense financial pressure because of COVID-19. More than ever, health systems, hospitals and physician practices are assuming the role of a bank, financing the cost of healthcare.

Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer for Optum Rx and member of the Managed Healthcare Executive® Editorial Advisory Board, David Calabrese, provides his commentary on the future of pharmacy care services after the coronavirus pandemic.

Where some see bloat and trendiness, others see nimbleness and responsiveness.

MHE's Briana Contreras spoke with CEO of Scripta, Eric Levin. The two discussed the current state of the pharmacy benefit market and how the Scripta organization has been assisting its clients and their prescriptions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during.

Managed Healthcare Executive ® polled executives from across the industry to get a glimpse into the biggest challenges and opportunities healthcare executives face, along with valuable insights into how some of the top leaders plan to tackle the shifting tide of healthcare in 2020 and beyond.

A new study reveals that when physicians are under time constraints it can greatly impact their treatment decisions.  

Findings raise the possibility that medical providers may be unduly influenced by payments from the healthcare industry.

CareAllies, Arcadia partner to educate healthcare leaders on how health plans can provide actionable insights at the point of care.

The technologies and consumer demands that have shaped the past-and will continue to shape the future.

They would change this behavior if they had faster access to in-network, lower-cost ambulatory care, a new study says.

Study finds disparity in clinical research funding for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan will jointly operate 14 community resource centers across Los Angeles County.

With a rapidly-growing employment environment, how can healthcare orgs best recruit and retain the right employees?