Please see below some exciting news from the Innovation and Value Initiative ( IVI ) on the release of the IVI-NSCLC Value Tool . The press ...Read More
IVI-NSCLC Value Tool
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January 31, 2019
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A 2018 federal rule changing the definition of short-term limited-duration insurance (STLDI) has created a new marketing opportunity for ins...Read More
The Marketing of Short-Term Health Plans: Industry Practices Create Consumer Confusion
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January 31, 2019
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Samantha Kelly was expecting a baby in August 2018. What she wasn’t expecting was for her husband to get a new job, her family to move to a...Read More
Our parental benefits meant the world to one new mom
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January 30, 2019
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The number of new enrollees in Covered California plans plunged by nearly a quarter this year, largely because of the elimination of the tax...Read More
New Covered California Sign-Ups Plummet
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January 30, 2019
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The opioid epidemic continues to touch every corner of our state, but Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is makin...Read More
Using a Village to Solve NC’s Opioid Epidemic
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January 29, 2019
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Poor health does not just affect the patient, but also the caregiver who provide physicial, emotional and financial support for these patien...Read More
Measuring caregiver quality of life
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January 28, 2019
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted case study interviews of health insurance exchange marketplace (i.e., Obamacare marketplaces) ...Read More
Trends in Obamacare plans: 2019 edition
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January 27, 2019
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We’re all busy with work, family, and life. Sometimes we just have to fit in exercise when — and where — we can. Here’s a simple, quick car...Read More
Burn calories while you cook: An exercise routine you can do in your kitchen
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January 24, 2019
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In single payer systems, the problem of adverse selection in health insurance is solved because the single payer must cover all people. Beca...Read More
Adverse selection and single payer systems
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January 23, 2019
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Siegel et al. (2019) present a review of cancer incidence and mortality statistics in American over recent decades. Their key findings were...Read More
Progress in the war on cancer
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January 22, 2019
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While the U.S. Congress is considering multiple proposals to combat the problem of unexpected balance billing for health care services, seve...Read More
State Efforts to Protect Consumers from Balance Billing
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January 22, 2019
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The FDA estimates that 50% of all 3.4 billion worldwide smartphone users have downloaded a health app. Do these apps work? Even if they wor...Read More
What is a “digital practitioner”?
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January 21, 2019
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Although the high cost of pharmaceuticals is often in the news, these costs are offset by improved health benefits. However, it may not be c...Read More
How have pharmaceutical innovation affected mortality in the Middle East and Africa?
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January 19, 2019
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Last year, we talked with Navigators to learn about how they reached consumers despite major funding cuts. In light of a number of new polic...Read More
Affordable Care Act Navigators: Lack of Funding Leads to Consumer Confusion, Decreased Enrollment
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January 18, 2019
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Now that you’re enrolled in a health plan for 2019, you can use your new coverage for regular and emergency care, prescription drugs, and pr...Read More
3 ways to use your new Marketplace coverage
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January 17, 2019
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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Drug Prices Are Rising Again. Is Someone Going To Do Something About It?
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January 17, 2019
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Records of 19.2 million privately insured people show that 23.2 percent of antibiotic prescription fills in the United States in 2016 were i...Read More
1 in 4 US antibiotics may be inappropriately prescribed
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January 16, 2019
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In one of his first acts as California Governor, Gavin Newson has proposed a way to reduce drug price: let California use its size to negoti...Read More
Why Gavin Newson’s plan to negotiate with drug companies will not lower prices
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January 15, 2019
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New Year’s resolutions. A fresh start for a new year. Many employees view the New Year as a time to begin afresh with goals for well-being....Read More
Eat Clean at Work – An Employer’s Guide
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January 14, 2019
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Are you considering using incentives in your employee wellness program, or revisiting your incentives strategy? Incentive programs can be a...Read More
Carrots and Sticks: Incentives in Workplace Wellness
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January 14, 2019
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Earlier this year, I reviewed one definition of causality: the Bradford Hill criteria . Now I move from a medical definition causality to on...Read More
Causality: Granger Causality
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January 13, 2019
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An interesting article in the N.Y. Times “Upshot” section by Austin Frakt argues that federal efforts to nudge people towards healthier beha...Read More
Nudge or Nanny State?
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January 11, 2019
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As health insurance members are finalizing their 2019 health insurance, it is important to register online for the member portal to take ful...Read More
Registering for the Member Portal
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January 11, 2019
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When we think about working out, usually a pricey gym membership or an expensive piece of equipment comes to mind. But getting in shape doe...Read More
5 Ways to Get Fit on a Budget
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January 11, 2019
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We appear to be in the midst of the longest-ever shutdown of U.S. government agencies, resulting in closed offices, furloughed workers, and ...Read More
How Is the Partial Government Shutdown Affecting the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces?
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January 11, 2019
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