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TALON in the News
Bipartisan Price Transparency Reforms Will Improve Outcomes
Promoting greater price transparency is an integral part of the solution to the problems of rising healthcare costs and declining healthcare quality, especially because transparent price comparison tools already exist, such as the system maintained by healthcare entrepreneur Mark Galvin at?TALON. There is no reason why patients are not commonly evaluating the costs between different service options when they require medical services.
Industry Hoots
CMS’ Transparency-in-Coverage Rule: One Year Later
Moving forward, health plans and issuers should anticipate changes in the Rule regarding how the machine-readable files should be prepared and laid out. Plans and issuers may want to consider making their machine-readable files as accessible and comprehensible as possible in anticipation of subsequent guidance from CMS.?
Top Challenges Ahead for Employer Groups
The annual Large Employer Health Care Strategy Survey predicts the upcoming year's landscape of employer-sponsored health care. Based on the findings of the 2024 survey, the following emerged as top focus areas for employer groups.
Bloggers Burrow
New Transparency in Coverage Requirements Are Quickly Approaching. And So Are the Penalties For Noncompliance.
The final step of the TiC rollout will separate the truly compliant platforms from those who didn’t quite get it right. The importance of vetting vendor shopping tools cannot be overstated since it will have more implications than one. With noncompliance penalties and the potential for huge savings losses, how confident are you in your shopping platform as we approach 2024?
TALON on the Road ?
Street.life! 400
TALON attended and sponsored the street.life! 400 event in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, NH where tables lined the street for an outdoor al fresco dinner party. With a focus on commerce and community, this annual dinner is a local tradition bringing together residents and their business neighbors.
We felt honored to participate in the event and enjoyed celebrating with our colleagues from across the state!
RosettaFest 2023
TALON, along with over 700 benefit gurus, TPAs, PBM pros, DPC wizards, and insurance masterminds, gathered under one roof united in a mission –?to rescue our healthcare system.
Top Takeaways:
- Industry innovator sessions outlined strategies to cut healthcare costs while showering their employees with better benefits. Lessons learned; real stories shared – it was a treasure trove of actionable tactics.
- The new buzzword "Retellability" emerged – a must-know for all in the healthcare space.
- Passion and perseverance are the foundation of Nancy Giacolone's award-winning benefits career. Plus, Adam Russo shared his expertise on the power of properly incented Medical Price Transparency tech.
VBA Conference
TALON was a proud sponsor of VBA’s 3rd Annual Connect and Engage User Conference. We had a wonderful time in Milwaukee, WI learning about the latest in client and technology solutions.
Top Takeaways:
- Clients showcased how they use VBA solutions and went over best practices to get the most out of the software.
- VBA announced updates on their new product rollouts.
- VBA shared how they are using the power of AI to improve their solutions and services.
- Deep dive into how VBASoftware and VBAnalytics is used to provide concierge care management services to improve member care quality and manage costs.
What were your top takeaways?
Legislative News
Congressman Mike Carey Introduces Legislation to Increase Transparency for Health Care Costs
Washington, D.C. –?Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH)?introduced?the Imaging Services Price Transparency Act?to increase transparency in health?care for patients. Rep. Carey’s bill would require?hospitals and other?medical providers to make public the cost of imaging services, like X-Ray, MRI, and CT scans.
Upcoming Events
TALON Is Hitting the Road and We Hope to See You Soon!
WLT Conference: September 19-22, Clearwater Beach, FL
SIIA National Conference: October 8-10, Phoenix, AZ