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Outlook for Managed Care, 2012
Publication Date: December 15, 2011
The only way the health insurance industry will survive is through innovation.  But innovation requires information.  You’ll find the information you need in the Outlook for Managed Care 2012.

Commercial Health Plan Financial Benchmarks, 2010 Data and Forward Trends
Publication Date: June 30, 2011
The 31-page Commercial Health Plan Financial Benchmarks, 2010 Data and Forward Trends is designed for those who want easy access to just the numbers for strategic planning and analysis - data critical to winning in the complex and rapidly changing health insurance market.

Managed Medicaid Market Share
Publication Date: March 30, 2011
Are you looking for managed Medicaid financials, market share data and membership tallies for nearly 200 plans as of year-end 2009? Our Managed Medicaid Market Share brief is just what you need. We've culled Medicaid data from the NAIC database and analyzed it to provide a snapshot of the managed Medicaid business.

Managed Medicaid 2011
Publication Date: March 30, 2011
This 100-page report provides critical information on the growing opportunities in the Medicaid market – data that's indispensable for strategic planning, product development and competitive analysis.

Patient-Centered Medical Homes and ACOs: How Health Plans Are Transforming Provider Incentives and Improving Quality
Publication Date: November 30, 2010
Health plans are playing a key role in the development of patient-centered medical homes. This 100-page report shows you who is pioneering new provider reimbursement structures, bonus pools, care management programs and other incentives and innovations to help change provider practices.

Member Retention and Engagement - A Guide to Health Plan Online Initiatives
Publication Date: June 30, 2010
Health plans are developing a wide variety of online decision-support tools to engage members with the hopes of delivering on the original promise of managed care - better quality healthcare at a lower cost. This 90-page report shows you how to take advantage of these new technologies to drive member-engagement, better outcomes and lower cost.

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White Papers

Quick Take: 2012 Health Plan Premium Outlook – Slowing Trend

Employers are pushing back hard against rate hikes given relatively strong health plan profits and lower-than-expected utilization of medical services by members.

ICD-10 Transition - Hexaware's Approach for Successful Compliance

On January 15, 2009, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule for the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases – Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) & Procedural Classification System (ICD-10-PCS). The ICD-10 implementation deadline is on October 1, 2013. Health entities that fail to comply by this date will find their claims rejected and would face cash flow disruptions. The benefits of using ICD-10 codes are manifolds. The white paper would provide insight on current market trends, different approaches that could be taken for the remediation and how Hexaware would play a role in overcoming the transition challenges. To read more please follow this link.

Quick Take: Consumer-Directed Health Plans – Quietly, Inexorably Gaining Members

You don't hear much buzz about consumer-directed healthcare anymore, which is ironic given that quietly high-deductible health plans tied to health savings and health reimbursement accounts continue to grow at a double-digit pace.

Quick Take: Commercial Health Plan Membership Trends and Challenges

Quick Take Commercial Health Plan Membership Trends and Challenges: The first in CRG's series of brief white papers discusses the eroding market for fully funded commercial health insurance plans.

Health Insurance Under 65 Intelligence Service (Author: Deft Research)

Since 2006, Deft Research has been a trusted partner furnishing the Medicare insurance industry with timely health consumer insights. Deft's SENIOR MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE provides marketers, product designers, and executives with the critical knowledge to navigate an evolving marketplace. Responding to client demand, Deft is launching a new, three-part syndicated service in 2011 to assist with the under 65 market. Now, health plans, agencies, PBMs, and state insurance commissions will have the consumer insights needed to guide decisions during this unprecedented period of rapid transition.

ICD-10: Early Lessons from Real-World Assessments

Cognizant has been helping payers execute ICD-10 assessments and develop implementation plans, and along the way critical lessons have emerged. We share these early lessons to help you anticipate the scope of planning required, to move beyond mere regulatory compliance and use ICD-10 as a powerful tool for the future.

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