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Another Role for Plans: Help Consumers Make the Most of Their Health Benefits
Navigating the complex health care system isn't always easy, especially for newly enrolled consumers who are using their new benefits for the first time. But health plans are there to help these new consumers sort through the system and prepare them to take charge of their health coverage and care.
Navigating the complex health care system isn’t always easy, especially for newly enrolled consumers who are using their new benefits for the first time. But health plans are there to help these new consumers sort through the system and prepare them to take charge of their health coverage and care.
As a recent
from the Center for Advancing Health (CFAH) highlights, health plans are well-positioned to help consumers find their way through the health care system and achieve better outcomes. Health plan leaders interviewed by CFAH gave a glimpse inside the wide arsenal of tools and support that plans use to promote consumer engagement — which leads to better health outcomes, higher quality of care, and lower medical costs.
For example, some health plans use patient portals that help patients and their families make good treatment decisions. Through these portals, patients can communicate with their providers, view their lab tests, and schedule appointments. The portals also allow patients to set health goals as well as prompts that will help users achieve them, according to the report.
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Source: AHIP Coverage
CMS Medicare Final Rule: Advancing Benefits, Competition, and Consumer Protection
May 7th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Karen Iapoce, senior director of government products and programs at ZeOmega, about the recent CMS final rule on Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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AA Unlikely to Cause Anxiety, Depression but May Be Affected by Mental Illness
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