Research all costs before seeking fronting arrangement
Insurance fronting arrangements are more commonly utilized in the property and casualty industry. However, MCOs also have uses for these structures in certain circumstances. For example, many HMOs discover that they have a need to offer products on insurance paper (PPO plans) but do not have the resources to form a separate insurance company. Or, a provider organization may ask an HMO to front for it with respect to a particular product line or sector.
In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.
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In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.
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Study of New Orleans Neighborhoods, Time to Viral Suppression, Shows Long Shadow of Redlining
October 7th 2024People living with HIV in neighborhoods that had been redlined by federal housing officials had a longer time interval between HIV diagnosis and achievement of viral suppression, a marker of successful treatment and access to healthcare, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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