Addressing Social Determinants to Secure America’s Health Future
The evidence is clear: health outcomes improve when care providers look beyond the exam room and commit to addressing a patient’s often unmet social needs.
Year: 2019
Patients Win When Payers and Providers Speak the Same Language
April 10, 2019 Discouraging headlines remind us daily of the ugly battles between payers and providers. Fighting for their slice of the $3.5 trillion health care pie, these companies often seem to leave the consumer out of the equation. But it is not the case across the board. Writing for The Health Care Blog, ACHP’s Ceci … Continued
A Unique Approach: Transparent PBMs
ACHP member health plans run fully transparent, fee-based PBMs that keep drug costs in check.
Congress can deliver on its promise with a federal reinsurance program
March 4, 2019 In an op-ed for Modern Healthcare, ACHP’s Ceci Connolly called on lawmakers to implement a national reinsurance program for the individual market, arguing such a program would go a long way to curb rising health care costs for millions of consumers. She calls reinsurance a “realistic, concrete place to start that has … Continued
