Thirty-nine percent of health plan members said their insurer does not provide a cost predictor, according to a HealthMine survey.
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Grand Junction, Colo.-based Community Hospital and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah rolled out a health plan Tuesday, The Daily Sentinel reports.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Redirect Health unveiled a healthcare plan in Arizona's Maricopa County, where several insurers pulled their individual ACA exchange health plans from last year.
London-based startup Cera has launched a partnership with the National Health Service's Barts Health NHS Trust in London and multiple clinical commissioning groups, according to The Verge.
Woodbury, N.J.-based Inspira Health has rolled out a new mobile app for patients: Inspira Access.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare added the Fitbit Charge 2 fitness tracker to its employee wellness program.
The health insurance technology industry is gearing up for a year of increased consumer awareness and use of digital shopping platforms, as well as possible restructuring of the health insurance marketplace under ACA reform.
MNsure — Minnesota's ACA exchange — recorded nearly 24,000 individual health plan enrollees since open enrollment commenced Nov. 1, up from the 7,000 signups it saw during the same period in 2015, reports Star Tribune.
The following payers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Kevin Counihan, CEO of HealthCare.gov, said the Obama administration and consumer advocates are going "all out" with an education campaign and more on-the-ground partnerships aimed at encouraging eligible people to enroll in health plans through the marketplace exchanges, according to…