Social determinants of health reflect conditions in the environment where an individual is born, lives, works, plays and worships. These conditions have a direct impact on an individual’s range of health, functioning and quality of life. Given the recent pandemic, there has been an increase in the need to meet people where they are and […]
The health system will enter a new reality with the public health emergency lifted After several renewals, most expect the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE) to be lifted in 2023, which has huge implications for health plans and members. Medicaid/CHIP enrollment has grown by 18.2 million since the onset of the pandemic in February 2020. […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Many of rural America’s health problems can be traced back to access to care. Rural Americans face environmental and economic access biases that are very different from their urban and suburban counterparts.
The program, called Digital Bridge, will leverage Icario's expertise in personalized health communications to help plans ensure members are able to access resources available to get low-cost or free broadband.
There are many lessons to be learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, but perhaps the biggest is the need for proactive, long-term, and sustained investments in our public health system.
Medicare and Medicaid plans that invest in effectively addressing these five health equity issues can create a win-win situation that both improves member satisfaction and retention
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The Ohio-based health system is working with three organizations to provide residents of Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood with access to high-speed internet at affordable prices. The collaboration aims to alleviate health disparities that arise from a lack of reliable access to the internet.
In a phone interview, broadband analyst Craig Settles explained why the community broadband and the telehealth industry should help each other and collaborate.
"If you don't have good broadband, you don't have good telehealth," broadband analyst Craig Settles said in a February 8 webinar. But without strong broadband policies, patients in need don't have access to virtual care.