Commercial and employer coverage dominate our unique health insurance system in America. Learn about how vast commercial and employer coverage are and the various forms of such coverage, including ERISA self-insured funds, large group risk coverage, and small group risk coverage.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have retained employer coverage through a 100% COBRA subsidy or moved to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Exchanges. This has kept America’s uninsured rate from skyrocketing. But when the public health emergency declared for the pandemic ends as early as at the end of this year, the ranks of the uninsured could markedly increase unless federal and state officials think wisely about how to transition Americans to other coverage. Hear more about this threat and what can be done about it. Keeping people covered is crucial.

President Biden’s Executive Order on healthcare seeks to tackle the pernicious effects of hospital mergers, anti-competitive behaviors by brand drugmakers, and the complexity of health benefits. In this episode of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK, Marc S. Ryan, MHK’s president, explains the details of Biden’s order and why it is crucial to reform.

Have you ever been the victim of a surprise healthcare bill? If so, you’re not alone. Many Americans get medical bills they were not expecting. Sometimes it is their fault but often it is simply due to the complexity of the healthcare system. Learn more about surprise billing in this edition of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK and hear how a new federal bill will make most of these huge headaches go away.

In this edition of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK, MHK President Marc S. Ryan discusses the myriad of health plan mandates that have been adopted for 2021, 2022, and 2023. The mandates cover a range of important areas, including interoperability, prescription drug safety, price transparency, special needs plans, and more. Listen in to learn more.

In this edition of the Healthcare Revolution with MHK, Marc S. Ryan, MHK’s President, explains the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and why it is important to ensure all children have affordable access to healthcare. He also shares about how he helped create the program in Connecticut and gives his wife long-overdue credit for the naming of the program in the Constitution State.

Health plans in Medicare Advantage and Part D have to tackle complex enrollment processes and voluminous data to ensure correct member onboarding and payment from CMS. MHK President Marc S. Ryan and MHK EVP and COO Alex Pauloski discuss the challenges of enrollment and payment reconciliation as well as MHK’s MarketProminece™ solution in the Medicare space.

In this edition of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK, Marc Ryan talks about the fundamentals of Medicaid and why it’s an important part of the U.S. healthcare system. It’s time to set aside the political rancor over Medicaid and plot its long-term future.

In this episode of The Healthcare Revolution, MHK President, Marc S. Ryan covers how the $1.9 trillion COVID bill is a win for health plans and the public at large. The bill passed the Senate last week and although this must go back to the House due to changes, our prediction is that the Senate changes will be adopted by the House and get to the President next week. Find out how the bill expands subsidies for COBRA and the Exchanges and incentivizes states to expand Medicaid. Apart from the bill, Medicare Advantage also continues to grow exponentially – yet another win for health plans.