Horizon BCBSNJ Looks to Smooth Bumpy OMNIA Rollout John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media , September 28, 2015 The CEO of Horizon BlueCross Blue Shield of New Jersey defends its value-based care collaborative, which has been criticized by the Medical Society of New Jersey. Read more here.
The not-so-healthy debate involving OMNIA The iPhone has become a ubiquitous part of almost everyone’s life, so much so that it’s hard to imagine a time when almost every technology and communications expert was certain it was going to fail. But when the phone was unveiled in 2007, it was met with a storm of […]
Horizon’s Marino discusses others’ fears about new OMNIA alliance When Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer, unveiled the new OMNIA Health Alliance, and a new health plan to be rolled out in October, there was an outpouring of concerns and questions. Read more here.
Horizon to announce ‘innovative’ partnership with major health care players Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will announce today a new program geared toward decreasing out-of-pocket costs for its members, and holding health care providers accountable for quality care. Read more here.
Horizon CEO: Abuse of Out of Network Costs Driving NJ Health Care Costs Up New Jersey is the fourth most expensive state for family health coverage. According to the Commonwealth Fund, from 2010 to 2013 family premiums here increased by 7.4 percent every year and the national average was under 5 percent. The hospital with […]
Study commissioned by Horizon says changes in out-of-network rules would cut N.J. residents’ insurance costs As Trenton tackles the issue of high medical bills that can result when patients get care outside their insurance company network, the state’s largest health insurer on Wednesday released a study that concludes New Jerseyans could see lower monthly premiums […]
Jersey City hospital on verge of exiting Horizon BCBSNJ network New Jersey’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, announced Tuesday that Christ Hospital in Jersey City, owned by the for-profit CarePoint Health, has terminated its relationship with Horizon and will exit the insurer’s network June 1. Read more here.