As the number of Americans with chronic conditions continues to grow, health plans are constantly trying new approaches to meet their condition management goals with fewer resources. Payers are seeking to optimize outcomes while…
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Cigna Healthcare launched a partnership with HelloFresh on Tuesday to expand access to healthy food for those covered by their employer.
Bloomfield, Connecticut-based Cigna Healthcare is the health benefits division of The Cigna Group. The…
Omada, a virtual healthcare provider, announced Tuesday that it is expanding its GLP-1 companion solution to include musculoskeletal exercise programming and member-level reporting for employers, payers and pharmacy benefit managers.
San Francisco-based Omada serves employers,…
Less than one-fifth of U.S. adults know the cost of their healthcare products and services prior to receiving them, according to the results of a new Gallup poll. The results were released this month…
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Recently, I’ve become uncomfortable with the buzzword of health care reform in our time: “value-based care.” We’ll look closely at that term in this article and sketch out some paths forward to something better.
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The decisions health insurance executives make reverberate across the healthcare industry. Reimbursement policies, billing practices, the decisions that govern which technologies to adopt affect members, physician practices, hospitals and health systems. The Biden administration…
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When insurtech Bright Health Group first emerged back in 2015, it had bold goals of disrupting the insurance industry by leveraging technology. It raised a whopping $2.4 billion — including from Cigna Ventures — and went…
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By Sara Heath
February 09, 2024 – The patient experience for those who are transgender is still being marred by poor treatment from clinicians and coverage denials from their healthcare payers, according to the US Transgender…
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Papa, a companion care company, announced two new programs Monday that will support health plans’ goals with social drivers of health (SDOH) and Medicare Star Ratings.
Miami-based Papa works with payers and pairs older adults…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross MA) launched new women’s health offerings Monday, including a reproductive health care team and a partnership with Maven Clinic, a virtual clinic for women and families.
The…
