Nonprofit health plans such as Independent Health are making front-end investments to help primary care providers shift to value-based models.
Clips
CLIP — ACHP Recommends Federal Employee (FEHB) Plan Comparison Tool Updates (Health Payer Intelligence)
ACHP has proposed a number of recommendations to improve the FEHB program’s plan comparison tool in a new issue brief.
BLOG — Peer Workers Bridge Clinical Practice and Community for Better Health Outcomes
Research shows that peer-led intervention can help improve health outcomes for individuals who have serious mental illnesses.
OP-ED — Nonprofit Health Plans Launch Telehealth-First Options to Increase Access and Affordability
As telehealth’s popularity skyrocketed, three ACHP member health plans launched telehealth-first insurance products.
CLIP — Intermountain’s Lessons About Providing Digital Health Services in the Pandemic
Seven lessons from Intermountain Healthcare’s experience ramping up its use of digital health services during the pandemic.
OP-ED — Ongoing COVID-19 crisis calls for federal special enrollment period
ACHP and ACAP urge the Trump Administration to establish a special enrollment period (SEP) during the COVID-19 national emergency.
CLIP — Nonprofit insurers propose price estimator initiative (Modern Healthcare)
The Alliance of Community Health Plans is calling for expanding and certifying voluntaryRead more
CLIP — ACHP, other industry stakeholders, troubled by Medicaid block grant proposal
Using block grants would not allow states to weather pressures on spending at the state level or to adequately account for economic and population changes.
CLIP: Ceci Connolly Named as a Business Insider Health Care Power Player (Business Insider)
The Alliance of Community Health Plans President and CEO Ceci Connolly has beenRead more
CLIP: Health Organizations Tackle Social Determinants at US News Panel (US News)
Health care experts, including ACHP’s Eva Powell, discussed their efforts to improve outcomesRead more
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