HPA-23

PlanSource Product Release Prepares Customers for Open Enrollment Season

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Available August 24 to all PlanSource customers and partners, the Summer Release continues to enhance the benefits engagement product, The Source, prepare customers for Open Enrollment, and more.

Key Points: 
  • Available August 24 to all PlanSource customers and partners, the Summer Release continues to enhance the benefits engagement product, The Source, prepare customers for Open Enrollment, and more.
  • In the Spring Product Release PlanSource expanded that product with The Source Personalize+ , further driving benefits engagement by sending relevant, data-driven notifications to employees about their health and happiness.
  • “As we head into Open Enrollment season, we are pleased to provide our customers with a solid platform and critical enhancements to make this busy time of year stress-free,” said Srini Venkatramani, Chief Product & Technology Officer at PlanSource.
  • “The enhancements from the summer release will enhance the benefits experience, engage employees and allow customers to stay compliant with yearly regulations.

National Month-over-Month (MoM) HPA in March was up 1.4%, indicating the continuing ability of the seller's market to push back on sharply higher rates

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

The national Month-over-Month (MoM) HPA in March was up 1.4%, the third positive MoM change in a row, continuing to reverse the downward trend started in July 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The national Month-over-Month (MoM) HPA in March was up 1.4%, the third positive MoM change in a row, continuing to reverse the downward trend started in July 2022.
  • National MoM HPA was up 1.4%, indicating the continuing ability of the seller's market to push back on higher rates.
  • March's Year-over-Year constant-quality HPA was 2.3%, down from 3.7% a month ago, and 18.3% a year ago, the YoY peak.
  • Based on Optimal Blue rate lock data, YoY HPA is projected to decline further to 1% in April and 0% in May.

National Month-over-Month (MoM) HPA in February was up 1.2%, indicating the continuing strength of the seller's market

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Friday, March 24, 2023

The national Month-over-Month (MoM) HPA in February was up 1.2%, the second positive MoM change in a row, reversing the downward trend started in July 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The national Month-over-Month (MoM) HPA in February was up 1.2%, the second positive MoM change in a row, reversing the downward trend started in July 2022.
  • National Month-over-Month home price appreciation at 1.2% indicates the continuing strength of the sellers market.
  • Based on Optimal Blue rate lock data, YoY HPA is projected to decline further to 2% in March and 1% in April.
  • MoM HPA also varied greatly, ranging from 0.0% in Palm Bay to 5.5% in Nashville (see #2 in graphic).

Global High Performance Alloys Strategic Business Report 2023: High Entropy Alloys Rise In Significance & Find New & Advanced Applications

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Growing R&D Spending on New Material Development & Innovation Provides a Platform for Growth & Expanding Use of High Performance Alloys: Global R&D Spending on Advanced Materials and Chemicals (In US$ Billion) for Years 2017 Through 2022

Key Points: 
  • Growing R&D Spending on New Material Development & Innovation Provides a Platform for Growth & Expanding Use of High Performance Alloys: Global R&D Spending on Advanced Materials and Chemicals (In US$ Billion) for Years 2017 Through 2022
    On the Pandemic & Economic Front, Here's What's Happening.
  • Prognosis Every Business Needs to Know
    With New Strains Emerging at an Alarming Rate, Focus Shifts to Booster Doses & Vaccine Tweaking Amid Waning Vaccine Immunity.
  • But How Practical Is It to Implement Them?
  • With Vaccinated Population Showing Signs of Declining Clinical Protection, Booster Doses Are Emerging Into a Necessity to Restore Vaccine Effectiveness, but this Strategy is Not Within Reach for Most Countries: Number of Booster Doses Administered Per 100 People by Country as of March 2022
    At the Dawn of 2022 After Numerous New Strains & Millions of Deaths, Challenges in Vaccine Production, Supply, Access & Technology Sharing Continue to Remain
    How & When Will the World Be Vaccinated?

Paytient Raises $63 Million to Help Americans Access and Afford Healthcare

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Founded in 2018, Paytient partners with thoughtful employers and insurers to empower Americans to more easily pay out-of-pocket healthcare costs that too often feel out of reach.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2018, Paytient partners with thoughtful employers and insurers to empower Americans to more easily pay out-of-pocket healthcare costs that too often feel out of reach.
  • “Few people plan on getting sick, and even fewer are immune to the financial impact of unexpected out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
  • “Fundamentally, we believe the healthcare journey deserves its own financial products that enable equitable access to care.
  • “Every day we hear from folks who use their Paytient card to help them better access care and manage healthcare spending.

First-Ever Executive Leadership Change Spells Next Era of Innovation for Twin Cities Health Plan Leader HealthEZ

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 16, 2021

Bakke joins HealthEZ from consumer-driven health and employee benefits leader WEX Health, which he led from a start-up to nearly $500 million in revenue.

Key Points: 
  • Bakke joins HealthEZ from consumer-driven health and employee benefits leader WEX Health, which he led from a start-up to nearly $500 million in revenue.
  • Bakke joins HealthEZ from consumer-driven health and employee benefits leader WEX Health, which he led from a start-up to nearly $500 million in revenue.
  • Bakke assumes the leadership reins in a watershed 40th-anniversary year for HealthEZ that also sees visionary founder Nazie Eftekhari become Executive Chairwoman for the 100-employee-strong business.
  • Eftekhari founded the Araz Group in 1982, creating the countrys first-ever PPO that changed the health insurance landscape in the United States.