Consumer / Employer
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MedCity FemFwd: Inside the EveryBODY Covered Campaign Aiming To Improve Obesity Care Coverage
In this episode, we’re joined by Millicent Gorham, CEO of the Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention (AWHP). AWHP recently launched the EveryBODY Covered campaign, which is advocating for comprehensive coverage of obesity care. Gorham discusses the current state of obesity treatment for women and her goals for the campaign.
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Do you advise self-insured employers? You Can Help Us!
Take part in this survey and share some of the trends you are seeing among your clients across healthcare, including chronic conditions, behavioral health and navigation.
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Health Execs Applaud Biden’s Executive Order on Women’s Health
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to improve women’s health research, among other things. Several women’s health executives came out in support.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Milu Health Raises $4.8M for AI-Driven Health Savings Platform
Milu Health’s $4.8 million seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health and included participation from BoxGroup, PagsGroup and 81 Collection.
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Should the DOJ Break Up UnitedHealth Group?
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly recently launched an antitrust investigation of UnitedHealth Group, which begs the question of whether the healthcare giant should be broken up. Experts have varying opinions.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Solera Health, Aon Join Forces to Simplify Employee Healthcare
Solera Health and Aon are collaborating to help employers manage point solution fatigue, engage members and measure ROI.
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4 Healthcare Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union Address
President Joe Biden discussed several healthcare concerns during his State of the Union address, including reproductive rights, prescription drug costs, the Affordable Care Act and women’s health research.
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Blue Shield of California CEO on PBM Shakeup: ‘It’s Going to Become the Norm’
During a fireside chat hosted by MedCity News at ViVE, Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich discussed the company’s decision to largely move away from CVS Caremark as its PBM and partner with several other companies.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
‘An Opportunity to Catch Up’: Women’s Health Execs Applaud White House’s $100M Investment
Women’s health advocates overwhelmingly came out in support of the White House’s $100 million investment into women’s health research. However, some noted shortcomings in where the funding is going.
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Trends Shaping the Next Generation of Healthcare Workers
Healthcare organizations will need to proactively engage the next generation of workers in order to meet demand. They can start by factoring in these trends and creating an environment that supports a healthy work-life balance, finding opportunities to prioritize flexibility, and leaving room to staff up for new and expanding care fields.
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Report: Few Large Employers Have Changed Abortion Coverage Following Dobbs v. Jackson
Only 8% of large employers have reduced or expanded their coverage for abortion after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, a new report from KFF found.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
How Food-as-Medicine Execs Are Responding to Kellogg CEO’s ‘Let Them Eat Flakes’ Remarks
Kellogg CEO Gary Pilnick recently encouraged families struggling to put food on the table to turn to cereal as their go-to dinner option. Food-as-medicine executives are none too thrilled about his comments — they argue that the remarks underscore the dire need to increase public education about affordable, healthy meal planning.
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Empowering Hospital Workforces Amid Mergers and Consolidations
By implementing workforce management technology to support the people who take care of the patients, health systems can ensure that merger and acquisition activity is a success.
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Consumer / Employer, Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech, Payers, Startups
9 ViVE Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss
This year’s ViVE conference featured a variety of news announcements — from company launches to new products to partnerships to acquisitions and more. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for nine of the conference’s most notable announcements.