Employer sponsored health plans cover six in ten non-elderly Americans, making successful collaboration between payers and employers crucial to many Americans' wellness. Todd Woodruff, Chief People Officer at Salt & Straw, and Todd Burton, President of the Commercial Market at Providence Health Plan, shared about trends in mental health, pharmacy spend, and health equity in the employer-sponsored health insurance space.

Providers are expected to equip payers with information so that health plan members can find in-network care. But what if those demands from payers were consolidated from 20 separate requests into one? What if providers could enter their information one time in such a way that all of their payer partners could access it? Tyler Ford, Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, CAQH, shares how that might be possible in today's episode.

The generative AI revolution is here. How should payers respond and how can they learn from past technological revolutions in healthcare to inform their next steps? Charles DeShazer, MD, Chief Quality and Health Advocacy Officer at Cigna Healthcare, offers his recommendations in this episode of Industry Perspectives.

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The United States has a health equity problem, but a lack of comprehensive data standards has limited efforts to mitigate health disparities. In this episode, Keysha Brooks-Coley, vice president of advocacy at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), discusses the importance of standardized SDOH data in pursuing health equity.

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In value-based care, providers rely on accurate, timely data. But their needs also evolve as their participation in value-based contracts progresses. Kathryn Eshelman, MD, VP of Clinical Informatics at Inovalon, dives into what providers need at different stages of the value-based care continuum and how healthcare technology vendors can help.

Chronic disease management, preventive care, and mental wellbeing all have at least one thing in common in the healthcare field: a need for strong patient education practices in order to be successful. Cathy Moffitt, MD, explains how patient education is not just a provider task. Rather, payers have a role to play in ensuring members understand their conditions, their options, and their benefits.

Member retention is challenging in the current health insurance landscape, but it is advantageous for achieving high-quality care and member satisfaction. Nicholas Kraft, SVP and chief growth officer at CDPHP, identifies strategies for building member loyalty.

The telehealth industry has leveled out since reaching unprecedented heights of adoption and use during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving behind a markedly different landscape for stakeholders to navigate. In a new Healthcare Strategies podcast, Dr. Sanjula Jain, senior vice president of market strategy and chief research officer at Trilliant Health, tracks telehealth's trajectory, detailing the factors behind its decline and the limitations of the current market.

How can healthcare leaders tweak value-based care models to better suit the needs of specialty care providers? Jeremy Wigginton, chief medical officer at Capitol Blue Cross, shares strategies for promoting the quality over quantity mindset in specialty care spaces in today’s conversation from AHIP 2024.

Leaders in medical education have been laser-focused on addressing health equity and discrimination in healthcare settings. In this episode, Kenya Beard, EDD, one of the commissioners for the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, outlines the progress made in promoting anti-racism in nursing schools, pitfalls to avoid and strategies for moving forward.