Kelly Kennedy: Health care changes to watch for in 2014
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 01/06/2014 - 11:22
- Private exchanges. Insurers will bring more private exchanges to the workplace. People will begin to understand they have to control their own health costs.
- Employer mandate. Employers will also start making changes to prepare for the requirement that companies with more than 50 employees provide health insurance for their employees.
- Pricing transparency. Regardless of the political storms surrounding the law, the health industry is proceeding with the assumption it is here for good.
- New rules and higher enrollments. "Avalanche" of rules and guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services about the law and a surge in enrollments from Jan. 1 through March 31.
- Electronic records. Adoption of electronic records will increase in 2014 and spur industry-wide change.
- Shrinking networks. Insurers will continue to limit their networks of health care providers, often by using those providers with which it can negotiate better rates.
- States will drive change. Medicaid, which is run by the states, will have the most impact on local price structures.
Source: USA Today
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