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The U.S. uniquely stands out as a country that relies heavily on private health insurance. Commercial health insurance coverage accounted for 160 million lives in 2004, voluntarily provided by employers. Commercial health care payers see opportunities to improve health care, with an increasing interest in leveraging technology to improve quality and efficiency of health care delivery and financing. In addition, employers are investing more resources in trying to inrease employee engagement in their healthcare, through personal health records, increased transparency to healthcare costs, and other measures. As the commercial payer industry evolves, there are opportunities to improve care delivery with interventions enabled by technology. New connected health programs would be most effective if coordinated with current efforts to promote healthy lifestyle choices, performance-based payments, and continuous information exchange.
This case study provides useful lessons learned from a performanced-based incentive program piloted in Maine, driven by a private-public partnership.
This document provides lessons learned from early adopters' experiences on using high-performance network providers.
This congressional testimony covers commercial health plans' care management activities and the impact of those activities on healthcare cost, quality and outcomes.
An interview with David Brailer, the first U.S. national health care information technology (HIT) coordinator. Brailer provides his insightful views on the role of HIT for healthcare systems improvement.
This study aims to provide a systematic analysis of the extent and nature of pay-for-performance programs among private-sector health plans.
This document presents private payers' perspective on incorporating value into their health care purchasing by using disease and medication management models.
This report provides a current landscape of private reimbursement for telemedicine services in the U.S.
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