According to the National Institute of Mental Health, each year tens of millions of Americans are affected by mental illness. Although significant strides have been made toward understanding the patho…
A recap of the America’s Health Insurance Plans annual meeting and trade show and the most talked about topics facing health plans in 2011.
The market for immune biologics has grown increasingly crowded in recent years with the launches of newer brands such as Simponi, Cimzia, and Stelara looking to take share away from longer-marketed pr…
According to the American Liver Foundation, 4 million Americans, or 1.8% of the population, are or have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. Approximately 70% of infected persons will develop a c…
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With increased diagnosis rates and higher drug prices for multiple sclerosis (MS), U.S. health plans have grown more focused on their coverage of and spending on MS therapies. Partly because of the pr…
The significant impact of cardiovascular disease on human morbidity and mortality alongside the proven efficacy of many lipid-modifying therapies drives both the aggressive treatment of dyslipidemia b…
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…
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…
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…
New York health plans are under more pressure than ever to keep a lid on rates, but their requests for premium increases have been curtailed under the new prior approval law. As one alternative, carri…