Cost is a primary reason people avoid or delay care, even when they are insured. But increasingly consumers are talking with providers, shopping around and taking advantage of cost transparency tools to access the care they need.
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
Tuesday, January 05, 2021 (Kaiser News) Hospitals face the new year with new requirements to post price information they have long sought to obscure: the actual prices negotiated with insurers and the discounts they offer their cash-paying customers.
The move is part of a larger push by the Trump administration to use price transparency to curtail prices and create better-informed consumers. Yet there is disagreement on whether it will do so.
As of Jan. 1, facilities must publicly post on their websites prices for every service, drug and supply they provide. Next year, under a separate rule, health insurers must take similar steps. A related effort to force drugmakers to list their prices in advertisements was struck down by the courts.
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Biometrics:
Quest Diagnostics provides laboratory-based insights through biometric screenings to help identify gaps in care and connect participants to employer population health solutions that enable healthier choices and reduce healthcare spending. Virgin Pulse clients can secure biometric screening and connect-to-care solutions and work with dedicated account teams to personalize screening and population health programs to meet client needs. Clients also have access to biometric screening services internationally via Quest’s Global Markets.
Conditions Management:
Helpsy Health is the first virtual, whole-health nurse for symptom management and navigation (SAN). Guided by artificial intelligence (AI), Helpsy’s solutions prepare employees and family members diagnosed with complex diseases to take control of their situation and drive the best outcomes possible. Helpsy Health provides continuous, compassionate support and engagement through proactive assessment o
Virgin Pulse Expands Homebase for Health With Recent Addition of 16 Health and Wellbeing Partners
Streamlining Access to Third-Party Partner Programs through Virgin Pulse s Homebase for Health Unlocks Significant Value, Increases Benefits Utilization and Drives Health Outcomes that Matter for Clients and Members; Allows Members to Manage their Health and Wellbeing in One Place
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Virgin Pulse, the leading global provider of digital health and wellbeing solutions, today announced the addition of 16 new partners across 11 critical health and wellbeing areas to its Adaptive Partner Network (https://www.virginpulse.com/partner-network). All new partners can be deployed as individual, third-party offerings, and four can also be deployed as part of