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change:healthcare

Launched! New change:healthcare design and interface… Part 1 of many!

After long awaited anticipation, change:healthcare has launched a new user interface!  And we are really excited about it! This design is representative of our new approach to saving money on healthcare and helping people make smarter decisions.
Our new interface is intended to make our application simpler and easy to use and understand!!  Yep, that’s right… [...]

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How Consumerism Hurts Wellness and Disease Management

Consumerism in healthcare has been hailed by many including ourselves as one of the key components in solving the healthcare crisis in the U.S.
“…one of…”
Pushing cost to the patient is merely the first step. Without transparency, consumerism has the potentially devastating affects on the gains that wellness and disease management have begun to make.
Under Consumer [...]

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Helping employees save money… and it’s super simple!

That’s right!  Our new cost savings alerts for our TPA and employer clients (i.e. our employee users) are finally here… and boy are they hot stuff.  Now an employee can log into their change:healthcare account to see specific ways they can save money on their prescription expenses.  And all they really have to do is [...]

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Worthwhile convo between Jay Parkinson and Ortho…

I am soooo behind on sharing everything that is going on around me related to healthcare, employers, consumerism, and the proposed government ‘public plan’ for healthcare [I get 2-3 phone calls a week from various system constituents and politicians posing questions, ideas, or plans around healthcare consumerism].  However, what causes me to perk up is [...]

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Illinois Law is Step 1 for Uninsured

As of April 1 in Illinois, they have taken step 1 in protecting the uninsured. A new law caps uninsured patient bills at cost +35%.
Hooray! A good first step!
Now don’t rest on your laurels, Illinois.
Cost plus is great if you can understand the “costs” portion, but most patients do not. Step 2 is to root [...]

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20% of Employers Plan to Drop Health Benefits… Let change:healthcare help!

In a recent survey conducted by Hewitt Associates, about 20% of employers said they are planning to stop offering health benefits over the next three to five years.
Sad… as if we need another player in the health care game to quit! See Workforce Management for more details on the study.
Equally as interesting as those planning [...]

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change:healthcare is Looking for Summer Interns!

change:healthcare inc. is seeking a motivated individual looking to gain experience in the fast paced internet-based healthcare technology industry. Tasks for this position would range from assisting with health industry research to evaluating current and competitive products. Assist in coordinating implementation, facilitate/create new marketing campaigns, and participate in the product development process.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Applicants should possess [...]

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The Fiscal Health of U.S. Hospitals

Thursday’s Healthpopuli post caught my eye – Hospitals’ fiscal health is eroding. More than 50% of hospitals had a negative margin in Q4 2008. Sounds like the hospitals need wellness and disease management programs to address their ailing health just like patients are getting.
The main reason cited in Healthpopuli for the poor fiscal health is that [...]

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13 Million Uninsured 20-Somethings

Just saw the CNN report on 13 million uninsured 20-somethings in this country. New to the job force and turning down their health insurance.
What are they thinking?!?! Do they believe that they can just go out and buy what they need in terms of medical goods and services on the free market? Good grief! This [...]

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Wisdom Beyond Years

I’m privileged to be part of the change:healthcare team. It’s been almost 8 months since I started and a day has yet to go by that I’ve not learned something new from this dynamic team. I think very highly of the group … and because I know she won’t call attention to herself, I just [...]

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