Kevin Truong covers the payer, employer and emerging technology beats for MedCity News. He previously worked as a reporter and multimedia producer for the San Francisco Business Times covering healthcare innovation and has also worked at news organizations including the Christian Science Monitor, Marketplace and NBC. Kevin was born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can contact him at [email protected].
At the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit in Chicago, Josh Michelson, co-director of Oliver Wyman's Health Innovation Center charted a path forward to make real advancements in improving healthcare's Triple Aim.
Marvel Chairman Isaac Perlmutter, lawyer Marc Sherman and physician Bruce Moscovitz - who have associated with President Trump through their membership in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort club - have formed an unofficial troika with authority over VA department affairs, the emails say.
The layout of your phlebotomy station can significantly impact efficiency. A well-thought-out setup ensures that every tool is within reach, minimizing unnecessary movement and reducing patient wait times.
Trump officials argue that current regulation has not kept up with the times and the necessity of coordinated approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic.
The startup's Stride Benefits Platform allows companies like DoorDash, Postmates and Instacart to bolster the company's health recommendation service with ancillary benefits like dental vision and life insurance, as well as mileage and expense tracking and prescription discounts.
All told, the company will be active in 26 markets across 15 states, pending regulatory approval.
The partnership builds on an existing relationship between All of Us and Color, which was chosen as one of three genome centers that are responsible for actual genotyping of patient samples.
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While the devices themselves will be free for users, additional health coaching services and software offerings will require a monthly fee.
Cigna's sharpened focus on healthcare is evidenced by a number of recent moves, including, most notably its $54 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts last year.
The health plan hopes to better address the needs of underserved populations through community-based teams that can understand and overcome social barriers to care.
The name-and-shame strategy is taken out of the playbook of the healthcare quality movement, which Ciitizen claims has moved the needle in helping to improve measurement and reporting standards by providers nationwide.
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The company offers personalized 3-D printed clear aligners - essentially a form of transparent plastic braces - in a direct to consumer model that it touts as cheaper and more convenient than traditional options.
Rolling out the ratings nationwide is part of the Trump Administration's larger initiative to inject cost and quality transparency into the healthcare system.
A recent survey from the National Business Group on Health found that among large employers, 55 percent were in favor of expanding Medicare.
The combined organization would serve nearly 2.4 million members in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Highmark Health is turning its internal VITAL Innovation program into a commercial offering meant to help startups test their products in real-world clinical environments.