Weekly Roundup – February 25, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives…
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Tag: medicare
The Home Healthcare Boom is Upon Us
As Americans age—in particular Baby Boomers—there is a corresponding rise in home healthcare, fueled by a growing desire for convenience as well as many seniors’ desire to age in place. Before and especially during…
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Homeward announce value-based care arrangement
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announced it had entered into a full-risk value-based care arrangement with hybrid startup Homeward that aims to increase access for rural Minnesotans. The insurer and the rural healthcare…
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Report: Medicare Advantage Enrollment Sees Continued Growth, but at a Slower Rate
Medicare Advantage enrollment grew to 29.5 million people for the 2023 plan year, now representing 46% of total Medicare enrollment, according to a Tuesday report from The Chartis Group. However, enrollment is growing at…
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Value-based care platform Vytalize Health raises $100M
Value-based care startup Vytalize Health garnered a whopping $100 million in funding.Monroe Capital and Enhanced Healthcare Partners led the round with participation from North Coast Ventures.
WHAT THEY DO
Vytalize Health offers independent primary care practices…
How to Discover Better Insurance Coverage, Together
Streamlining and improving revenue is hyper-important for healthcare organizations right now. One challenge is finding the right patient payer information. Technology can help organizations identify more billable insurance coverage for self-pay patients, maximizing revenue,…
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Apixio Launches EHR-Integrated Post-Visit Solution
What You Should Know:– Apixio, a leading AI platform that powers value-based care launches its new Apicare Post-Visit™ offering, an EHR-integrated intelligent workflow solution for health plans and providers. With the Centers for Medicare…
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Aledade Acquires Curia, Adds More Than 450 Primary Care Practices to Network
Aledade, an independent primary care network, announced Tuesday that it has acquired value-based care analytics company Curia.
Bethesda, Maryland-based Aledade is a public benefit corporation with a focus on value-based care and aims to reduce…
Q&A: As Congressional Heat Builds on PBMs, What Is the Message From the Industry Lobby?
Editor’s note: This story is based on an interview at Abarca Forward, a conference that was hosted by Abarca Health, a pharmacy benefit manager last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. MedCity News’ Editor-in-Chief…
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Amazon closes $3.9B acquisition of One Medical
Amazon closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical shortly after multiple news outlets reported the Federal Trade Commission wouldn’t sue to block the deal.The acquisition marks another move into healthcare…
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