| CONSUMER DIRECTED HEALTH PLAN ENROLLMENT GROWS BY 27 PERCENT IN 2009 |
04/14/2010 |
Enrollment in Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs), providing consumers more control over the cost of their health care, grew to an estimated 23 million people in 2009, up from 18 million people in 2008 – a 27 percent increase. This key finding was reported in an analysis of Mercer’s National Survey of Employer Sponsored health Plans by the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO). Released today by AAPPO, this analysis also reveals that small employers lead CDHP adoption in 2009, accounting for most of the growth among all employers.
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| AAPPO Kicks Off Women’s Health Initiative |
02/09/2010 |
The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) today launched a new effort to help PPOs communicate with women about surgical options. In recent years “minimally invasive” options have become available for selected procedures, offering less pain, shorter hospital procedures, and often lower costs.
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| AAPPO Releases silent ppo white paper |
02/01/2010 |
The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) today unveiled a comprehensive white paper on “silent PPOs” during the organization’s 2010 Annual PPO Forum. In 2000, AAPPO established a policy position opposing silent PPOs. The white paper provides additional clarity regarding the role of PPOs within the health care system, and better defines what constitutes a silent PPO.
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| AAPPO AND AMA PARTNER ON NEW CONTRACTING TOOLKIT |
05/19/2009 |
To help physicians, preferred provider networks (PPNs) and payers develop a common understanding during contacting discussions, the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) and the American Medical Association (AMA) partnered to develop an educational guide, available today. The “Provider Contracting Toolkit” is designed to create a common ground for discussions between physicians, PPNs and payers by fostering a better understanding of contractual agreements and diminish the potential for problems or misunderstandings that arise after the contract is executed.
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| AAPPO Launches Initiative on PPO Best Practices for Bariatric Surgery |
04/24/2009 |
The Board of Directors of the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO), the leading national association of network-based PPOs and affiliated organizations, today announced a new initiative to identify best practices for PPOs in coordinating care for members following bariatric surgery. The annual rate of bariatric surgery has increased rapidly over the past decade, largely as the result of improved surgical techniques, better research linking weight loss to reduction in chronic disease and rising rates of obesity.
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| AAPPO’S THIRD ANNUAL CONSUMER DIRECTED HEALTH PLAN STUDY REPORTS A 44 PERCENT GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT |
04/22/2009 |
Enrollment in Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs),
providing consumers more control over the cost of their health care, grew to an estimated 18
million people in 2008, up from 12.5 million people in 2007 – a 44 percent increase. This key
finding was reported in the annual study on CDHPs commissioned by the American Association
of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO). Released today by AAPPO, the study also reveals
that CDHPs were the only health benefit option that experienced growth in 2008.
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| AAPPO RELEASES WHITE PAPER ON VALUE-BASED BENEFIT DESIGN (VBBD) |
02/13/2009 |
The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) released a new white paper that examines value-based benefit design (VBBD) strategies for PPOs at AAPPO’s 2009 Annual Forum, Feb. 8-10, 2009 in Carlsbad, CA.
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| PPO Industry Calls for Increased Collaboration Among Non-traditional Allies |
05/08/2008 |
Collaboration among a broad set of industry stakeholders is vital to tackling many of the largest issues facing the health care and preferred provider organization (PPO) industries, according to a report released today by the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO).
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| AAPPO Releases Diabetes Toolkit to Spur Action on Better Diabetes Care |
04/03/2008 |
The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO), in collaboration with DMAA: the Care Continuum Alliance (DMAA), today launched a diabetes toolkit for PPO executives to help health care leaders understand the diabetes problem and identify effective strategies for improving diabetes prevention, identification and care.
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| AAPPO Releases Second Annual CDHP Study |
03/04/2008 |
Enrollment in Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) continues to grow, spurring employers to offer more health care information tools to employees in order to leverage the true value of these products, according to a study commissioned by the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) from the consulting firm Mercer, Inc.
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