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MA Plans Rejected 2M Prior Authorization Requests in 2021

MedCity News

There were more than 35 million prior authorization requests submitted to MA plans in 2021, and 2 million were denied, according to KFF. Of those denied, just 11% were appealed. However, most of those appeals led to the denial being overturned.

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With Halo Shutdown, Amazon Has Now Closed 3 of Its Healthcare Divisions Since 2021

MedCity News

This marks the third time in about two years that the e-commerce giant has closed one its healthcare businesses — Amazon Care failed last year, and Haven failed in 2021. Amazon recently announced that it is shuttering its Halo division, a line of wearable health and fitness devices.

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Keep Your 2021 Sales Pipeline Full Using the Selling Lessons of 2020

Integrity Solutions

But before you barrel ahead into 2021 and look for signs of returning to the “good old days,” sales leaders and their teams have a lot to learn from 2020. In fact, your success in 2021 depends on it. Research from HubSpot shows that 68% of sales leaders plan to implement a hybrid or fully remote sales model in 2021.

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HHS: Younger Adults, Latino Individuals Showed Gains in Coverage From 2019 to 2021

MedCity News

in 2021 from 11.1% The uninsured rate declined to 10.5% in 2019, according to a recent report from HHS. Some of the largest gains in coverage were among demographic groups that historically have had higher uninsured rates, such as younger adults, Latino individuals, American Indian/Alaska Natives and non-English speaking adults.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. The post Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021 appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com. While 5% may not sound like much, consider that 8.5

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Report: MA Gross Margins Were Double Other Health Insurance Markets’ in 2021

MedCity News

In 2021, Medicare Advantage gross margins averaged $1,730, more than double other insurance markets, the Kaiser Family Foundation report found. The individual market’s gross margins averaged $745 per enrollee, group market’s gross margins averaged $689 per enrollee and Medicaid managed care’s gross margins averaged $768 per enrollee.

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Marketing-Led Post-COVID-19 Growth Strategies

In this eBook, we’ll discuss leading strategies to create a marketing-led growth strategy for 2021 and beyond, including: Positioning your organization for automation. Marketers are uniquely positioned to provide creative solutions to aid their organization in times of change and chart a course for navigating success.

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A Recruiter’s Guide To Hiring In 2021

With vaccination rates rising, consumers spending more money, and people returning to offices, the job market is going through a period of unprecedented adjustment. As the New York Times observed, “It’s a weird moment for the American economy.” And recruiting professionals are caught in the middle.