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America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Meetings

During a session presented at the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) National Health Policy Conference, Michael Chernew, PhD, the director of Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab at Harvard Medical School, and Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, founding director at Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, discussed the potential for Medicare innovation and reforms in 2021 and beyond. 

Are Payment Reform Efforts Enough to Fix Future Medicare Financing Woes?

The $1.9 trillion spending package aimed at providing COVID-19 relief for those with low and middle incomes also represents the biggest investment in the exchange marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the landmark law was passed 11 years ago.

In American Rescue Plan, ACA Exchanges Start Clock for New Enrollees

During a session presented at the America’s Health Insurance Plans National Health Policy Conference, experts laid out potential policy priorities for states in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prioritizing COVID-19 Policies Beyond the Pandemic

In a session presented at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP’s) National Health Policy Conference, federal health officials and health plan representatives highlighted successes of the country’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccine rollout, placing particular emphasis on the role equity plays in distribution. 

Private-Public Partnerships Aim to Tackle COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity, Distribution Disparities

At the America's Health Insurance Plans Institute & Expo, a presentation focused on how artificial intelligence (AI) solutions can help payers deliver the seamless experience that consumers have come to expect.

Could AI Present Solutions to Improve Plan Member Experience?

A CMS investigation found that almost 46% of the doctor listings in Medicare Advantage (MA) directories contained incorrect information. Officials worry that these inaccuracies could make it more difficult for seniors to access the healthcare they need.

CMS Finds Errors in Almost Half of Doctor Listings in MA Directories

Working under the assumption that the outcome of the presidential race is pretty set, Avik S. A. Roy and John E. McDonough, DrPH, MPA, pondered the potential health policy changes during a Hillary Clinton presidency with a Republican-controlled Congress.

Politics and Health Policy After the Presidential Election

Healthfirst's Medicare Advantage members are largely low income, and actually poorer than its Medicaid members. In order to reach these members and foster trust, Healthfirst makes itself a part of the fabric of the community.

A Part of the Community: Caring for Underserved Individuals in New York City

The Affordable Care Act’s changes in payment and reduction in benchmarks in Medicare Advantage raised questions about the future of the program that ended up being unfounded, said Sean Cavanaugh, deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at CMS, during the opening keynote at America’s Health Insurance Plans’ National Conference on Medicare, held October 24-25 in Washington, DC.


MA Enjoyed Great Success, but Faces Greater Challenges, CMS' Cavanaugh Says

Years after the country was sent into a tizzy over the fear of "death panels," there has been an enormous growth in palliative care in the United States, although it and hospice care are still very misunderstood by patients, said speakers at America's Health Insurance Plans' National Conference on Medicaid.