{"id":1684,"date":"2010-05-01T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/healthcare-payors-outsourcing_043010\/"},"modified":"2010-05-01T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-01T12:55:00","slug":"healthcare-payors-outsourcing_043010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/healthcare-payors-outsourcing_043010\/","title":{"rendered":"As Healthcare payors face up to seismic change, can outsourcing provide answers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I swear by Apollo to meet all service levels…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At HfS Research (sorry, we have to start using that acronym – if I have to keep spelling out “Horses for Sources” every five minutes…), we’re focusing our microscope\u00a0on the healthcare industry with our new research agenda (<\/em>drop us a note<\/em><\/a> if you’d like more details on our research coverage).\u00a0 Our resident healthcare analyst, <\/em>Anthony Calabrese<\/em><\/a>, has a pretty decent point of view here…<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Healthcare Payors Reshuffle Their Priorities<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike medical product manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies\u2019 industries, healthcare reform will absolutely transform the healthcare payor industry.\u00a0 Mandated medical loss ratios, state-run insurance exchanges, guaranteed coverage, and required purchase requirements will restructure <\/em>the payor\u2019s business models.\u00a0 The trickle-down impact on operations will be significant, shifting priorities in a manner that will eventually impact outsourcing priorities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Healthcare Reform \u2013 The Big Changes<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Few people understand the healthcare reform laws signed by President Obama.\u00a0 While the laws are lengthy, the list of major changes is not:\u00a0<\/p>\n