| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.05.2024 | Musk is raising $6B for AI startup. Also, is TikTok dodging Apple’s commissions? | Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday.
Musk’s 10-month-old baby, xAI, is closing in on a whoppin’ $6 billion funding round... |
| 26.04.2024 | The Grocery Store Battle: Corporate Greed vs. Consumer Struggle | In the world of grocery shopping, the battle between corporate giants and everyday consumers rages on. Sulma Arias, executive director of People's Action, sheds light on the rising costs of groceries and the role big corporations play in th... |
| 26.04.2024 | Door opens for senior citizens to get health insurance: What they should do | - |
| 22.04.2024 | Explained: Now, you can buy health insurance even if you are over 65 | - |
| 21.04.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Sulma Arias: Why do my groceries cost so much more? | By Sulma Arias
In 2004, I was a single mom raising three daughters on my own. I worked three jobs, including an overnight shift as a translator at our local hospital, to make ends meet. Every time I stood in line at the supermarket, I worri... |
| 17.04.2024 | Obesity and more: What can prevent you from applying for health insurance? | - |
| 12.04.2024 | Health | Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage | Susan Jaffe | KFF Health News (TNS)
Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or thei... |
| 13.03.2024 | The major roadblocks holding back value-based care | One of the biggest issues is 75% associate value-based care with cheap, low quality service
Even as value-based care continues to grow, there are a number of challenges that standing in the way off full adoption. One of those is how value-b... |
| 13.03.2024 | Court Substantially Denies United Healthcare’s Motion for Summary Judgment in ERISA Class Action: Case Moves to Trial | - |
| 12.03.2024 | Dr. Yulian Aminov From Downtown Dental Is Presented With The 2024 ThreeBestRatedⓇ Award For Excellence In Service | Dr. Yulian Aminov BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ThreeBestRatedⓇ is always passionate about taking the best professional in an area to its residents so that they can support the local profession... |
| 08.03.2024 | At Invent Health: how do you define value-based care? | Representatives from Sutter, Hill Physicians, United Healthcare and more weighed in at Invent Health
Value-based care, in which physicians are paid based on patient outcomes, rather than for simply performing a service regardless of what ha... |
| 06.03.2024 | Genuine Health Group Appoints Roger Rodriguez As Chief Executive Officer | Roger Rodriguez & Joseph Caruncho
Company's Co-Founder, Joe Caruncho, Hands Over CEO Reins To The Former UnitedHealthcare Florida CEO And Remains Executive Chairman
Miami, FL, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Genuine Health Group, the... |
| 06.03.2024 | United Healthcare’s ransomware attack shows why supply chains are under siege | Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here.
Healthcare supply chains are facing a digital pandemic, with the latest UnitedHealth Group breach showing the power... |
| 30.01.2024 | UnitedHealthcare’s Chief Consumer Officer talks launch of UHC Hub | UHC Hub is a curated network of more than 20 health programs designed to reduce costs for employers
Last week, UnitedHealthcare announced a new platform, called the UHC Hub, a curated network of more than 20 health and well-being programs d... |
| 26.01.2024 | UnitedHealthcare Launches Resource To Help Members Access Health Programs | Many employers are offering a wealth of health and well-being solutions to support employees. However, managing these solutions can be a challenge for employers, and navigating them can be difficult for employees. To make it easier for both... |
| 16.01.2024 | Health | There’s a new pill for postpartum depression, but many at-risk women face hurdles | Nada Hassanein | Stateline.org (TNS)
The first pill for postpartum depression approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now available, but experts worry that minority and low-income women, who are disproportionately affected by t... |
| 01.11.2023 | Need health insurance? How to find an affordable plan | (BPT) - For many people looking for health coverage, the Health Insurance Marketplaces, also known as Exchanges, may have the options they're looking for. But managing health decisions is very personal, and with so many plan and benefit opt... |
| 25.10.2023 | Prevent Blindness Provides Informational Resources to Professionals and the Public for November's Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month | Prevent Blindness has declared November as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month to educate public on the effects that diabetes may have on vision.
Nonprofit organization Prevent Blindness is Offering Videos, Fact Sheets, Social Medi... |
| 23.06.2023 | UnitedHealthcare Launches Virtual Eyewear Prescription Renewal | What You Should Know:
UnitedHealthcare launches a new virtual eyewear prescription renewal option for millions of members enrolled in eligible employer-sponsored vision plans.
Millions of UnitedHealthcare Vision members now have the option ... |
| 11.04.2023 | Corporate innovator: Dr. Archana Dubey, Chief Medical Officer at UHC | Dr. Dubey spoke to Ranjit Padmanabhan, co-founder and CTO of Autonom8
While most entrepreneurs want to be the one to discover the next Amazon or Twitter, oftentimes major technological shifts are coming from the big companies, the players t... |
| 09.07.2022 | Techstars Relaunches Healthcare Accelerator in Los Angeles | What You Should Know:
The three-month program runs March through June 2023 and is currently accepting applications for the inaugural class. The application deadline is November 30, 2022. Techstars is seeking companies focused on the followi... |
| 03.06.2022 | How AI brings accessibility and equity to healthcare | The U.S. Census Bureau reports that during the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, 28 million American citizens didn’t have health insurance at any point during the year. And although many Americans did have health insurance, it often does not cover... |
| 12.01.2022 | UnitedHealth Incorporated : Press Release | UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Michigan has awarded $75,000 in community grants to three organizations focused on improving maternal and infant health outcomes and combating addiction in Michigan.
"UnitedHealthcare is committed to ... |
| 04.11.2021 | Health benefits can be a hiring game-changer | A new addition to the Restaurant & Hospitality Association Benefit Trust is "Healthiest You" telemedicine, which offers quick, convenient access to doctors for medical and mental health issues, dermatology, and more.
As the re... |
| 25.10.2021 | Apple : Fitness+ introduces workouts and meditations with SharePlay | UPDATEOctober 25, 2021
Apple Fitness+ users can now work out or meditate together from different locations with the power of SharePlay
Fitness+ will also expand to 15 new countries on November 3
Fitness+ subscribers can now use SharePlay to... |
| 25.10.2021 | Biden Is Down To 3 Options In The Battle Against Covid-19 | Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo by Drew Angerer.Getty Images |
| 19.10.2021 | HLTH21: UnitedHealthcare Launches Virtual-First Health Plan, NavigateNOW | What You Should Know:
– UnitedHealthcare today announced the launch of a new virtual-first health plan called NavigateNOW designed to provide people with a personalized virtual care team to provide medical and behavioral health services wit... |
| 10.09.2021 | UnitedHealthcare's VP of Digital Health Samantha Baker on VatorNews podcast | From Peloton to its Motion program, UnitedHealthcare is incentivizing healthy living
Vator · Interview with Samantha Baker, Vice President of Digital Health of UnitedHealthcare
Bambi Francisco Roizen interviews Samantha Baker,Vice President... |
| 18.08.2021 | NCCVEH Names Shavette L. Turner, Prevent Blindness Georgia, as Recipient of the 7th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award | Ms. Shavette L. Turner, VP Children’s Vision Services at Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA), named recipient of 7th Annual “Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award” from the NCCVEH. Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blind... |
| 07.04.2021 | Will a new administration spark a renewed focus on value-based care? | As the new administration settles in at the White House, it’s clear that a major focus of attention is on the very important industry of healthcare. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has increased the urgency of ensuring that all Americans have... |
| 18.03.2021 | UnitedHealthcare Hearing Launches Virtual Option to Help Plan Participants Remotely Access Hearing Health Care and Treatment | MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 18, 2021--
UnitedHealthcare Hearing has introduced a new virtual care option for people across the country and individuals enrolled in eligible UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored and Medicare Advanta... |
| 15.01.2021 | Tips to help make the most of your health plan in 2021 | (BPT) - Last year was a difficult year as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through our country, impacting families and communities nationwide. The health challenges of the pandemic also provided a crucial reminder about the importance of health ... |
| 15.01.2021 | Tips to help make the most of your health plan in 2021 | (BPT) - Last year was a difficult year as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through our country, impacting families and communities nationwide. The health challenges of the pandemic also provided a crucial reminder about the importance of health ... |
| 15.01.2021 | Tips to help make the most of your health plan in 2021 | (BPT) – Last year was a difficult year as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through our country, impacting families and communities nationwide. The health challenges of the pandemic also provided a crucial reminder about the importance of health ... |
| 15.12.2020 | 5 reasons to keep up your baby’s wellness visits | (BPT) - Due to the pandemic, some parents have delayed doctor visits and immunizations for their babies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported fewer children and infants having recommended vaccinations during the spr... |
| 15.12.2020 | 5 reasons to keep up your baby’s wellness visits | (BPT) - Due to the pandemic, some parents have delayed doctor visits and immunizations for their babies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported fewer children and infants having recommended vaccinations during the spr... |
| 20.11.2020 | Tips to help manage holiday stress during COVID-19 | (BPT) - Feeling stressed? You’re not alone. Stress levels are rising due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous disruptions in our daily lives.
The American Psychological Association recently reported that “we are facing a national menta... |
| 30.03.2020 | Three insurers waive treatment costs for Covid-19 | Most people who have milder cases of Covid-19 will be told to self-quarantine at home. But for those who are severely ill, the cost of a hospital trip, or a multiple-day stay, can quickly add up. One uninsured patient reported a bill just s... |
| 19.03.2020 | Telemedicine can blunt the cost of unnecessary emergency visits for Covid-19 | Conversations that dominated the health policy discourse only a few weeks ago have been suspended as we scramble to contain Covid-19. The overall cost of health care in the United States was a first-order concern before the virus struck. No... |
| 17.10.2019 | How companies invest in digital transformation to improve customer experience | https://d1rytvr7gmk1sx.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190524_Ross_Alison.mp4
Technology is driving digital transformation across industry verticals, according to a new KPMG 2019 Customer Experience Excellence Report, which rank... |
| 14.10.2019 | UnitedHealthcare Launches On-Demand Virtual Visit App for Plan Members | – New mobile app gives 27 million Americans access to health information 24/7 to help encourage a more simplified and convenient health care experience
– Integrated Virtual Visits offer on-demand access to health care professionals via a mo... |
| 30.08.2019 | Realistic expectations and exaggerated drawbacks of healthcare apps | Smartphone users now think of their device not just as a means of communication, but a method of staying healthy. According to ITProPortal, the wellness mobile application market grew by 61 percent in 2018 and, thanks to these apps, users c... |
| 09.05.2019 | UnitedHealthcare launches new maternity care bundled payment program | The bundled payment model applies to commercially insured members who have access to the program at no additional cost.
Maternity care accounts for one of the largest reasons for hospitalization and studies have shown large variation in cos... |
| 09.05.2019 | UnitedHealth Launches New Bundled Payment Program for Maternity Care | New bundled payment program has launched with care providers in New Jersey and Texas, with plans to expand to as many as 20 care provider groups by year-end 2019
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group, today introduced a new bundled payment... |
| 04.12.2018 | Doctors offices that don't require appointments and are open at all hours are changing the way Americans get medical care | iStock; Samantha Lee/Business Insider
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Urgent care centers have become an increasingly popular way to get healthcare in the US.
Big players from health plans to hospital systems to private equity investors all want in on urgent... |
| 16.11.2018 | How UnitedHealthcare members can pay for their Apple Watch by walking | Participants can either use their own device or purchase an Apple Watch up to a $300 version of the Apple Watch 3 using the “walk it off” option, which allows users to use their rewards to purchase the device if they meet six months of walk... |
| 25.09.2018 | Clover Health launches in-home primary care service informed by genomic testing | It’s well known that a small segment of Medicare beneficiaries drive a large portion of the programs cost, specifically those with complex and chronic conditions. Clover’s in-home care primary care program is an effort to reduce hospital ad... |
| 29.11.2017 | Iora Health's Dartmouth Health Connect Now Participating in UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage Care Provider Network | HANOVER, N.H., Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Iora Health and UnitedHealthcare have established a new network relationship, giving New Hampshire and Vermont residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans access to physicians... |
| 20.11.2017 | UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Integrate Wearable Devices from Samsung and Garmin into Wellness Program | In the recent days the wearable industry is blowing up, People use their wearables to track their workouts, check their Heart Rate and much more. UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Life, have integrated wearable devices from Samsung and Garmin I... |
| 14.09.2017 | UnitedHealthcare and DrFirst set out to change the drug prescribing experience | The tool gives physicians who are prescribing a medication exact cost information based on the patient’s benefit plan. PreCheck MyScript provides prescribers with a patient’s insurance coverage details and pharmacy information. On top of th... |
| 07.06.2017 | Small wearable devices may lead to big health care savings | How to rein in the escalating cost of health care is generating fierce debate across the U.S. Most politicians and health care professionals are focusing on big targets like legislation and the pharmaceutical industry. But the savings we’re... |
| 17.02.2017 | When Obamacare falls, could your Fitbit be used to deny you insurance? | Wearing a fitness tracking device could earn you cash from your health insurance company. At first, this sounds lucrative for the people who participate, and good for the companies, who want healthier insurance customers. But it’s not quite... |
| 03.10.2016 | As insurers exit individual market, here’s what hospitals can do to prevent uninsured population skyrocket | These decisions don’t just affect consumers. They also affect hospitals, and the gutting of broker commissions for individual enrollment stands to particularly hit hospitals’ bottom lines.
That’s why hospital executives—CEOs, CFOs, and syst... |
| 01.09.2016 | UnitedHealthcare personalizes Health4Me app to close care gaps | “People might not even know they have gaps in care,” explained Craig Hankins, UnitedHealthcare vice president for digital products. Missing recommended screenings, immunizations and checkups can lead to chronic diseases or delayed diagnoses... |
| 06.04.2016 | Health insurance startup led by former UnitedHealthcare CEO raises $80M | In addition to Sheehy, Bright Health co-founders include Kyle Rolfing, the president, who was co-founder and former CEO of Definity Health and RedBrick Health. There’s also Dr. Tom Valdivia, the chief medical officer, who is a former chief ... |
| 29.03.2016 | It’s not about your health, stupid | Ignilife, a French wellness prevention startup serving 3 million customers, has raised €1.4 million from the Malakoff Mederic group. Back home, UnitedHealthcare recently launched a wellness program called UnitedHealthcare Motion that links ... |
| 08.01.2016 | UnitedHealthcare launches caregiver support channel | A support section called My Community is designed to make family members aware of resources for caregivers to connect each other — such as siblings who need to share documents pertaining to a parent, such as a living will. They can also use... |
| 31.08.2015 | Pick up your healthcare innovation compass here (CONVERGE starts today) | We’ve also arranged for those who aren’t here to still experience key parts of the conference.
MedCity CONVERGE has always been a place where you get the most accurate picture of where healthcare innovation is going because we gather the do... |
| 28.08.2015 | Aging2.0 #30in30in30 World Tour Wants To Find The Best Startups For Seniors | Consumers in their twenties to early fifties are usually considered the most attractive age demographic because of their spending power. Unfortunately, this means that older people are often underserved by companies even though they make up... |
| 06.04.2015 | AARP teams up with Pfizer and UnitedHealthcare to support digital health tech studies | The AARP has launched an initiative as part of a move to roadtest mobile health apps and devices to determine if they fit the needs of its demographic, according to a statement from the organization. Project Catalyst includes collaborations... |
| 02.03.2015 | UnitedHealthcare piloting fitness app that pays for healthy behavior | As part of an effort to make health insurance a more tangible and consumer-oriented tool, UnitedHealthcare is in the process of developing a new app that offers financial incentives for users who practice healthful behavior.
The Minneapolis... |
| 15.01.2015 | Retail health clinics seeking telemedicine, mobile technology to grow presence | Both Target, which made headlines recently with its collaboration with Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, and Walmart will be exploring technological tools to enhance efforts, which could range from partnerships and acquisitions on t... |
| 15.12.2014 | MD Anderson, UnitedHealth devise bundled payments pilot for cancer care | UnitedHealth’s 2010 pilot on breast, lung and colon cancer patients prompted the new effort with MD Anderson. Results of the previous pilot, published in the 2014 Journal of Oncology Practice, showed the cost of cancer care was cut by one-t... |
| 11.08.2014 | Which telemedicine model will triumph? | It’s too early to say which model will win, since familiarity with telemedicine will take some time before it works its way into the mainstream awareness. But here’s a sense of how some companies are approaching telemedicine models.
Web-bas... |
| 21.07.2014 | At SeeChange, Giving Insured Patients Incentives to Stay Healthy | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Before he founded SeeChange Health in 2008, CEO Martin Watson was working on new products for UnitedHealthcare Strategy, a wing of the giant healthcare network. As he looked a... |
| 27.05.2014 | Aver Informatics Raises $8.5 Million To Tackle Healthcare Payments | If you’ve ever been to a doctor in the U.S., you know the befuddling bundle of bills that awaits at the end of the road for your treatment.
The ugly truth is that those bills aren’t just confusing to you. Even most hospitals don’t know how ... |
| 28.09.2013 | Q&A: Health care reform for business owners | The health care overhaul plan, known as Obamacare is set to launch Tuesday. And even though the new health care requirements and fines aren’t set to kick in until 2015, many business owners are wrestling with the act and what it means to th... |
| 14.08.2013 | Optum’s effectiveness mash-up: Combining United’s 40M claims + 7M hospital records to test devices | SharedClarity has created an alliance of long-time healthcare frenemies (payers and providers) to test effectiveness of heart and orthopedic medical devices with the aim of lowering costs, reducing readmissions, allowing members to negotiat... |
| 05.06.2012 | Why a cardiologist started a telemedicine business at Walmart | The unit includes a flat screen TV and a dentist-style chair and has a set of bluetooth-enabled medical devices administered by an on site nurse including a digital stethoscope, a handheld EKG device, a finger pulse reader and a digital the... |
| 25.01.2010 | Night Read (Ohio): Cleveland Clinic won’t do face, hand transplants for Charla Nash | Dublin health care services company Cardinal Health Inc. said Monday it has named James Mongan, former president and CEO of Massachusetts General Hospital one of the founding members of Partners HealthCare to its board of directors, Busines... |
| 03.12.2009 | UnitedHealthcare uses financial rewards to encourage people with diabetes to take care; lower costs | “One of the best ways to control escalating health care costs is to encourage people to adopt healthier behaviors and take preventive steps,” said Dr. Deneen Vojta, senior vice president of UnitedHealth Group. But it’s impossible for peopl... |
| 16.10.2009 | Ohio bill would require insurance reimbursement for contraception | COLUMBUS, Ohio — Legislators are trying for the third straight year to change the insurance reimbursement rules for contraception.
Bills in the state House and Senate would require insurers cover Food and Drug Administration-approved prescr... |
| - | Research shows mounting drug deaths, mental health challenges are impacting older Americans | Like many people around the world, older Americans have felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in many ways. And in some cases, glaring disparities have surfaced after building over the last decade.
Among those growing disparities are the... |
| - | UnitedHealthcare piloting fitness app that pays for healthy behavior | As part of an effort to make health insurance a more tangible and consumer-oriented tool, UnitedHealthcare is in the process of developing a new app that offers financial incentives for users who practice healthful behavior.
The Minneapolis... |
| - | How UnitedHealthcare members can pay for their Apple Watch by walking | UnitedHealthcare, the country’s largest commercial insurer, has added the Apple Watch to their wearable device wellness program that encourages people to walk more by using financial incentives tied to step counts.
Under the new partnership... |
| - | Seeing success of wellness program, BlueCross expands it | Wellness programs—particularly those designed for employees—haven’t always proven to actually be beneficial. But BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina says that members it serves have seen enough success with its personalized health and we... |
| - | Optum’s effectiveness mash-up: Combining United’s 40M claims + 7M hospital records to test devices | SharedClarity has created an alliance of long-time healthcare frenemies (payers and providers) to test effectiveness of heart and orthopedic medical devices with the aim of lowering costs, reducing readmissions, allowing members to negotiat... |
| - | Here’s what you need to know about getting free at-home Covid tests with your health insurance | Rules around how to get your free at-home Covid tests vary from one health insurance plan to the next.
The program for those who are privately insured will allow for up to eight tests a month per person, and the tests should be accessible a... |
| - | Realistic expectations and exaggerated drawbacks of healthcare apps | Smartphone users now think of their device not just as a means of communication, but a method of staying healthy. According to ITProPortal, the wellness mobile application market grew by 61 percent in 2018 and, thanks to these apps, users c... |
| - | AARP teams up with Pfizer and UnitedHealthcare to support digital health tech studies | The AARP has launched an initiative as part of a move to roadtest mobile health apps and devices to determine if they fit the needs of its demographic, according to a statement from the organization. Project Catalyst includes collaborations... |
| - | Why a cardiologist started a telemedicine business at Walmart | A cardiologist with an MBA has launched a telemedicine business starting with international retailer Walmart (NYSE: WMT) with the goal of providing affordable healthcare in areas underserved by providers.
Dr.Raj Shah, who runs a 37 year-old... |
| - | UnitedHealthcare and DrFirst set out to change the drug prescribing experience | Price transparency: It’s a crucial part of any industry, and healthcare is no exception. From a patient perspective, knowing the price tag on medications is particularly significant.
With that in mind, Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHeal... |
| - | Which telemedicine model will triumph? | With news that Richard Branson sees telemedicine as a decent investment opportunity, it raises the question of whether a dominant telemedicine model will emerge. That was one of the observations shared by Katerina Fialkovskaya, co-founder a... |
| - | Health care anywhere: Meeting patient needs for convenience, flexibility in choice of care setting | By Philip Painter, M.D.
Something was different about Sue that day, UnitedHealthcare nurse practitioner Colleen Nolan noticed when she arrived for a HouseCalls visit at Sue’s home.
By visiting her at home in recent years, Colleen has built ... |
| - | Retail health clinics seeking telemedicine, mobile technology to grow presence | Retail giants Walmart and Target, and likely others, will continue their steady march into the healthcare setting, sensing an opportunity to leverage their customers with a mix of technology that could be a boon to the digital health space.... |
| - | Health insurance startup led by former UnitedHealthcare CEO raises $80M | The entrepreneurs behind health insurance startup Oscar face plenty of challenges in scaling a young health insurance business in the face of long-established, national payer players. Now they have a new potential source of concern, in the ... |
| - | UnitedHealthcare launches caregiver support channel | In a nod to the 44 million people who serve as caregivers to family members and loved ones, UnitedHealthcare launched a channel on its website to connect caregivers to the information and resources they need. Solutions for Caregivers has be... |
| - | UnitedHealthcare uses financial rewards to encourage people with diabetes to take care; lower costs | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Insurer UnitedHealthcare is encouraging people with diabetes to take better care — and to save themselves, and eventually their employers and the insurer, a lot of money.
The Diabetes Health Plan goes beyond t... |
| - | As insurers exit individual market, here’s what hospitals can do to prevent uninsured population skyrocket | The individual health insurance market is at a pivotal moment.
With many carriers losing hundreds of millions of dollars covering the previously uninsured, many insurance companies are making strategic decisions. From the biggest carrier in... |
| - | Pick up your healthcare innovation compass here (CONVERGE starts today) | MedCity CONVERGE gets underway Tuesday in Philadelphia and attendees will walk away from the two-day conference with a better understanding of the biggest opportunities in healthcare: from a status-check on Apple’s value to the industry to ... |
| - | Three insurers waive treatment costs for Covid-19 | Note: This article has been updated to reflect that UnitedHealthcare and Anthem have since announced they would waive out-of-pocket costs.
Three insurers have moved to cover the cost of care related to Covid-19, as more people across the U.... |
| - | Night Read (Ohio): Cleveland Clinic won’t do face, hand transplants for Charla Nash | News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio:
The Cleveland Clinic said Monday that it will not perform a face and hand transplant on Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman savagely attacked by a chimpanzee last February, according to the Assoc... |
| - | MD Anderson, UnitedHealth devise bundled payments pilot for cancer care | A pilot program by University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is underway that will seek a new payment model for head and neck cancers, marking one of the first bundled payment initiatives spec... |
| - | UnitedHealthcare personalizes Health4Me app to close care gaps | Jumping onto the bandwagon of engaging patients and personalizing health, UnitedHealthcare has updated its Health4Me mobile app in an effort to improve medication management and close gaps in preventive care that could lead to hospitalizati... |
| - | Clover Health launches in-home primary care service informed by genomic testing | San Francisco-based Medicare Advantage health plan Clover Health has developed an innovative in-home primary care program which incorporates genomic testing as a way to reduce hospital readmissions and improve care outcomes.
The 550-person ... |
| - | Will a new administration spark a renewed focus on value-based care? | As the new administration settles in at the White House, it’s clear that a major focus of attention is on the very important industry of healthcare. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has increased the urgency of ensuring that all Americans have... |
| - | UnitedHealthcare launches new maternity care bundled payment program | As part of its larger effort to move the bulk of its business to value-based payment models, UnitedHealthcare has launched a bundled payment program for maternity care meant to help close gaps in care, support healthy pregnancies and reduce... |
| - | What you need to know about Biden’s free rapid test program | The Biden administration’s website for free Covid-19 rapid tests is open for new orders. The government page, covidtests.gov, first arrived amid a shortage of rapid tests and a surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant. Now, nea... |
