Karen Ignagni
Karen Ignagni
Karen Ignagniis the President and Chief Executive Officer of EmblemHealth as of 9/1/2015, until which time she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of America's Health Insurance Plans, formerly HIAA. She is often mentioned as one of the most effective lobbyists and the most powerful people in healthcare. She is involved in health care reform in the United States, working to benefit health insurance companies...
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attribute certain easy emergency explain factors increases number numbers people periods
It's been a little too easy to attribute it to managed care. There are a number of factors here that could explain overcrowding and increases in the numbers of people in certain periods going to the emergency room.
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Our community's job is to work collaboratively with beneficiaries, pharmacies, physicians and advocacy organizations to resolve any remaining transition issues.
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I think everyone is surprised by the robustness of this number. We had a sense, but we had no data.
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The subtext of the Democratic proposal is: If you have a problem, get a lawyer.
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Our members are very anxious to provide affordable coverage.
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That's a conversation that's proven to be an extremely difficult conversation, state by state and in Washington.
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Most people don't realize that every day women's lives are being saved and their quality of life improved because health plans have developed programs that safeguard women's health.
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There's no study to suggest this is taking place.
lower plans rates
In many cases, the plans have negotiated lower rates than Medicaid with pharmaceutical companies.
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I don't want to suggest that people aren't feeling a crunch here, ... But I'm pleased to report that some of the new cost-saving strategies are starting to work.
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Access to an emergency room, if they reasonably believe they should go, they should go and be paid for appeals. Making sure that an individual that has a concern, a complaint, a grievance -- it needs to be handled expeditiously.
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The Achilles heel here for the discussion is cost. What happens in terms of what working families are required to pay?
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When you get out of Washington and listen to seniors, you learn that seniors are saving and that the vast majority are not experiencing problems.
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We share this goal of making sure that individuals receive value for their premiums, on the other hand, we're looking to see the impact of potentially unintended consequences of affordability and access.