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Navigating Medicare Disruption

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which promises to lower costs and improve outcomes for American seniors. Beginning in 2026, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will choose a selection from the most expensive Part D drugs each year to come under negotiated price restrictions. Other changes are pending.

Dimensions of Social Determinants of Health

Analysis of social determinants of health as drivers of outcomes for health insurers and hospital systems ACA market Medicaid Uninsured wealth income

Between Social Determinants of Health and Health Outcomes Lie Keys to Communication

social determinants of health, medicaid, uninsured, individual and family plans, health outcomes, emergency room use, ambulance use, inpatient hospitalizations, mindset, frame of reference, frames of reference, patient engagement, consumer engagement, member engagement.

3 Steps for Using Deft Research’s Employer Sponsored Health Insurance Insights in a Sales Presentation

When selling employer-sponsored voluntary health products, clients often want to see evidence of the value if they add them. Deft Research’s latest study used responses to an on-line survey from 2,013 employees. The focus was to measure how many employees valued voluntary supplemental benefits.

Medicare Marketing: Age-in Conversion and List Scoring

Medicare marketing, propensity score, list scoring, age-ins,

Propensity Scores and List Scoring Algorithms

Medicare, ACA plans, Propensity Scores, List Scoring, agents, Medicare Advantage, Supplemental Medicare, target marketing, marketing efficiency, planning