DRG Fingertip insights

The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…

HealthLeaders-InterStudy has prepared an executive brief on Top Managed Care Trends for 2011.

The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…

Private and Medicare plans will continue their receptiveness to oral oncology therapies over the next five years, but anticipated increases in coinsurance rates and copays will shift more of the cost…

A still-struggling economy has done nothing to improve commercial enrollment trends in the Pennsylvania-Mid-Atlantic region. Consumers and employers are increasingly turning to consumer-directed healt…

The recent renewal cycle was especially challenging for employers in the Carolinas, owing to the poor economy and new requirements under federal healthcare reform. Carriers continued to increase copay…

The commercial market in Oregon and Washington is seeing an increase in cost sharing with high-deductible plans and higher premiums. Employers are trying to control rising costs by implementing innova…

Texas employers are making only minor benefit changes to retain grandfathered status, including small increases to drug copays. The next state budget includes a major expansion of managed Medicaid and…

Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, blindness, renal failure and neurologic dysfunction in the United States. Current epidemiologic studies estimate that nearly 24 million Am…

Health plans in Wisconsin and Minnesota are rolling out new suites of wellness products that offer premium discounts, among other perks, for hitting specified wellness targets. Minnesota's State E…