Travis Conley, Chief Technology Officer of Heathos
The health insurance sector is facing a quiet but urgent reckoning: modernize or risk falling behind. While much of the industry’s attention has focused on consumer-facing innovations, like…
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What You Should Know:
– Curative Health Insurance Company, a health plan designed to replace the traditional insurance model, has raised over $150M in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to $1.275B and securing its…
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The Privacy Gap in Wearable Technology
Senator Bill Cassidy, R-La., is leading a crucial effort to strengthen privacy protections for health information collected through wearable devices and mobile health applications. As chair of the Senate…
Kevin Deutsch, General Manager and SVP of Health Plan Solutions at Softheon
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) are rapidly gaining traction as an alternative to traditional group plans. What began as a niche option…
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What You Should Know:
– Pathwork, an autonomous distribution platform modernizing the $160 billion life and health insurance market, has raised a $3.5 million seed round led by Costanoa, with participation from Logos Fund, American…
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Contract Agreement Overview
Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire successfully secured a renewed contract with Cigna on August 28, 2024, ensuring continued in-network status for thousands of patients. This critical healthcare agreement maintains seamless…
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– The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a new oversight initiative to ensure that enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are U.S. citizens,…
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Zach Evans, Chief Technology Officer at Xsolis
Health insurance payers, healthcare providers, and their associated contractors who handle patient data have all been forced to reckon with heightened cybersecurity concerns. For the entire industry, a…
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Rajaram (Raj) Natarajan, Ph.D., SVP of Client Services at Sagility
In the dynamic environment of modern health insurance BPOs (Business Process Operations), knowledge-sharing has emerged as a crucial element for fostering innovation and continuous improvement….
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In Germany, statutory health insurance reimburses digital health applications (DiGAs) approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM). Permanent approval requires evidence of positive healthcare effects, either medical benefits or patient-relevant…
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