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Priority Health to issue health coverage rebates to large employers
Priority Health plans to give large employers a rebate early next year on their employee health coverage, a result of lower medical claims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
HMO group lays groundwork for medical claims data legislation
As reports continue to rank Michigan as one of the least competitive markets in the nation, the statewide trade group representing HMOs wants to ensure that insurance carriers are able to pursue business when employers bid out employee health coverage.
Average health insurance rates slightly higher as open enrollment starts Nov. 1
Health insurance open enrollment for 2021 starts Nov. 1 with small increases in rates for individual and small employer health care policies.
Health Alliance Plan’s West Michigan entry part of broader strategic growth
Health Alliance Plan’s entry into the West Michigan market comes amid a broader strategic push to grow and become a larger statewide player for employee health benefits.
Panel: Employers reluctant to change health policies during pandemic
Even with the economic downturn, uncertainty and high unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers still need to look strategically at employee health care benefits to retain and attract talent.
Blue Cross Blue Shield to offer 30 percent premium credit this fall
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan intends to give more than 180,000 individual policyholders a 30-percent credit on their health premiums this fall.
Growing shift to telehealth raises questions about access in rural communities
The COVID-19 pandemic created what Kelly Hirko calls a “massive shift” in health care.
AI speeds development of personalized health care
When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in Michigan, Priority Health turned to predictive analytics to identify which members were at the highest risk.
Analyst expects strong year for Michigan health plans after first quarter losses
Health plans in Michigan should post strong earnings for 2020 despite poor results in the first quarter from investment losses after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HAP bringing group health plans, competition to West Michigan in ’21
When it enters the West Michigan commercial health insurance market in 2021, the state’s third largest health plan will offer both large group and small group policies.