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6 Degrees Health Achieves HITRUST R2 Certification

HITRUST r2 Certification validates 6 Degrees Health is committed to strong cybersecurity and protecting sensitive data. March 17, 2025 – 6 Degrees Health, a technology-enabled healthcare payment integrity provider, today announced its Claims System and MediVI Software Platforms residing in Google Cloud has earned certified status by HITRUST for information security. HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) […]

A man stops a line of falling blocks from knocking over more blocks, to illustrate how stop-loss works in health insurance.

What Is Stop-Loss in Health Insurance?

Blog, Healthcare Costs

Increasing numbers of employers—with companies of various sizes—are considering self-funded healthcare models. Large corporations and small businesses alike are adopting cost-containment solutions within self-funded healthcare to help mitigate rising costs and exorbitant premiums from traditional private health insurance plans. While switching to a self-funded plan can enable employers to better control their healthcare spend, the […]

People review managed care reimbursement with a medical invoice pulled up on a laptop

How Does Managed Care Reimbursement Work?

Blog, Healthcare Costs

Healthcare reimbursement is a complicated process with few models—if any—for comparison. In just about every other business sector in the United States, industries rely on a standardized reimbursement process their customers use to pay for clearly defined products or services. This kind of procedure ensures quality and efficiency for the clients, and also gives them […]

A doctor holds a stethoscope to a piggy bank behind stacks of coins to show potential savings from understanding pros and cons of managed care

Pros and Cons of Managed Care in Healthcare

Blog, Education

When we think of healthcare in the United States, we typically think of employer-sponsored health insurance plans. This is because roughly 54% of all Americans receive healthcare via private insurance through their employers, according to Statista. Although this level of access and overall performance places U.S. healthcare well behind most other high-income nations, it’s what […]

A calculator, stethoscope, and bottle of pharmaceuticals sit atop hundred dollar bills to show savings from managed care in healthcare

What is Managed Care in Healthcare?

Blog, Education

In 2021, most Americans received healthcare benefits from their employers, as they’ve done for the last three decades. According to Statista, over half of the United States population—54.3%—has relied on employer-based insurance plans since 1987. Traditionally, employers contract with insurance companies to provide healthcare for employees via different plan options. To cover healthcare costs, employers […]

Health Insurance Alternatives: Best Ways for Health Plans to Save

Cost Containment

The majority of employers in the United States offer health insurance as an employee benefit for a variety of reasons. It helps businesses attract new talent, retain current employees, and keeps employees healthy so that they remain happy and productive. For decades, the most common method of providing healthcare benefits for employees has been via contracts with […]

How Can Technology Reduce Healthcare Costs: The Future of Healthcare Coverage

Healthcare Costs

Countless technological advances have enhanced our individual quality of life, enriched human society, and strengthened its foundational systems. The elevated level of care providers can offer their patients parallels this ongoing evolution in technology. From the smallpox vaccine to penicillin, to stem cell guns that grow new skin for severe burns, various technological innovations have furthered human medical capabilities beyond […]

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