{"id":19690,"date":"2019-12-23T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=19690"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:58:41","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/health-data-news-roundup-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: Americans Want Healthcare Reform; VC-Funded Payers; and EmblemHealth Addresses SDOH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today\u2019s care organizations need to be on the forefront of all news and trends to help ensure that their data analytics efforts deliver accountable and informed care. Each week, we will provide you with the actionable news you need to meet these goals.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/healthcare-expectations-vs-experience-americans-want-healthcare-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healthcare Expectations Versus Experience: Americans Want Healthcare Reform<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAmericans ask for healthcare reform in order to close the gap between the values they expect to see in healthcare and their experience with the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/healthcare-expectations-vs-experience-americans-want-healthcare-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to a recent survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/us-lags-in-health-information-exchange-hosts-patient-data-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Lags in Health Information Exchange, Hosts Patient Data Tech<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPrimary care providers in the United States have fewer capabilities for health information exchange with other providers, keeping them from sending important patient information with other specialists who may treat them,\u00a0according\u00a0to the 2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/vc-funded-payer-bright-health-secures-635m-in-series-d-round\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VC-Funded Payer Bright Health Secures $635M in Series D Round<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLast week, Bright Health Plan <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/vc-funded-payer-bright-health-secures-635m-in-series-d-round\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> that it has secured $635 million in Series D funding from the NEA, as VC-funded payers look to 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patientengagementhit.com\/news\/fl-payer-unveils-sdoh-program-targeting-social-isolation-in-seniors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida Payer Unveils SDOH Program Targeting Social Isolation in Seniors<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFlorida Blue, the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan in the state, is targeting social isolation <a href=\"https:\/\/patientengagementhit.com\/news\/fl-payer-unveils-sdoh-program-targeting-social-isolation-in-seniors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by offering<\/a> a set of Medicare Advantage benefits that target the Social Determinants of Health.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/bcbs-mi-provider-orgs-sign-risk-sharing-value-based-contracts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BCBS MI, Provider Orgs Sign Risk-Sharing, Value-Based Contracts<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBlue Cross Blue Shield Michigan (Blue Cross) <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/bcbs-mi-provider-orgs-sign-risk-sharing-value-based-contracts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is initiating<\/a> value-based contracts with seven major Michigan healthcare providers under their alternative payment model called the \u201cBlueprint for Affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/ahip-addresses-universal-healthcare-upholds-current-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AHIP Rejects Single-Payer Proposals, Upholds Current System<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAmerica\u2019s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/ahip-addresses-universal-healthcare-upholds-current-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">submitted a statement<\/a> to the House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing current single-payer proposals in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/payer\/industry-voices-how-one-payer-meeting-patients-where-they-are-to-address-social-determinants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How One Payer Is Meeting Patients Where They Are To Address Social Determinants<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBeth Leonard, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for EmblemHealth, offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/payer\/industry-voices-how-one-payer-meeting-patients-where-they-are-to-address-social-determinants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these insights<\/a> in a recent <em>Fierce Healthcare <\/em>guest article about how her payer organization is leveraging SDOH.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to maximize your data for the best performance outcomes!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HealthDataConfidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take the DCI Survey<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today\u2019s care organizations need to be on the forefront of all news and trends to help ensure that their data analytics efforts deliver accountable and informed care. Each week, we will provide you with the actionable news you need to meet these goals. 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