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Low-income patients face uphill battle when fighting health insurance denials, Umass research finds

Medical Economics

adults with private health insurance between 2017 and 2019. Another finding: about 40% of all denials were due to billing errors by health care providers or processing mistakes by insurers—a reminder that many denials are not based on medical necessity or policy rules, but administrative mishaps.

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Developing Custom Healthcare SaaS Application: A Complete Guide

Arkenea

But 2019 has changed the game for healthcare SaaS. Conduct scheduled SAAS maintenance to upkeep your website and ensure it’s always up-to-date with the latest HIPAA requirements. Moreover, healthcare companies use the SaaS model to easily integrate insurance companies in the mix to make treatment plans affordable.

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Beyond Stigma: Why Addressing Maternal Mental Health Means Confronting Systemic Failures

The Healthcare Blog

Phone records show that one night she tried calling the behavioral health appointment scheduling line, which was given to her by multiple providers as a 24/7 crisis line, at 2am. The project also finds that an FDA-approved medication for postpartum depression, Zulresso , has been on the market since 2019.

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Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025: What Providers Can Do to Manage the Impact  

CollaborateMD

The findings also point out that much of the costs result from the burden and time associated with dealing with specific practices that insurers have put in place around prior authorization and delays in payments. Higher prices for medical services, medications, and insurance premiums directly impact patients’ out-of-pocket expenses.

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Telehealth Update from J.D. Power, Amwell, Cigna, GoodRx, and a Trio of Smart Doctors

Health Populi

Power has studied including health insurance, insurance and financial services. Safety was the key driver for utilization at a rate of 46% of people using telehealth in 2020, and only 13% in 2019. WebMD announced a new service enabling consumers to schedule telehealth visits from the WebMD Care and Vitals platforms.

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The Expectation Gap Between What Patients Want Vs What They Get

Health Populi

Most health consumers expect providers to communicate about routine health care helping them track lab results, recommend and schedule preventive tests and screenings, text or online chat between appointments, and send reminders about taking medicines. Less than half say they’re currently getting that support from health care providers.

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Getting Vaccinated Has Mental Health Benefits, Walgreens Finds

Health Populi

.” The piece explains that, “Finding a therapist can be a tough and time-consuming process involving multiple phone calls, waiting lists and insurance hurdles. But what if you were able to walk into your corner drugstore for a bottle of shampoo and also had the option of scheduling a walk-in session for mental health treatment?”