Changes in insurance benefit design that shift greater financial responsibility to the patient, rising healthcare costs and confusing medical bills will continue to drive growth in bad debt -- often ...

This study examined the association between health insurance design features and choice of physical therapy or chiropractic care by patients with new-onset low back pain. Objectives: To determine the ...

This article is co-written by Suzanne Delbanco, PhD, MPH, executive director, Lea Tessitore, MBA, MSB, senior project and research manager, and Julianne McGarry, MPP, director of projects and research ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Through the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) ...

The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 has led to significant gains in health insurance coverage for many Americans. Despite this, many insured patients still ...

Value-based insurance design (V-BID) is one potential strategy to promote equitable access to essential services. In contrast to a “one-size-fits-all” cost-sharing approach (for example, HDHP) that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ge Bai is professor of accounting & health policy at Johns Hopkins. The primary reason for the premium jump is the out-of-pocket ...

The American Medical Association wants to see more flexibility in benefit design to help the increasing number of consumers enrolled in high-deductible health plans. Patients face out-of-pocket costs ...

Customization is something that people are pursuing and adopting in every aspect of their life. One startup is betting this will extend to their consumption of health insurance as well. Bind Benefits, ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bind Benefits, Inc., released data that illustrates the impact better health insurance design is having on consumers and their employers. The biggest takeaway: Consumers ...

Discover which services are typically not covered by health insurance, including cosmetic procedures, fertility treatments, ...