Through the partnership, Highmark members will gain access to a personalized digital program that aims to reduce harmful drinking. The program includes virtual visits, medication-assisted treatment and coaching support.
Five Blue Cross Blue Shield plans provided funding to establish Evio, which aims to improve clinical outcomes and cut drug costs. It will initially only offer services to the founding health plans, including data analytics to determine drug performance and enhancing outcomes-based contracting.
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.
The payer is expanding access to telehealth coaching for Freespria's digital device, which aims to eliminate or reduce symptoms of panic disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The expanded partnership increases the number of Highmark health plan members eligible for enrollment in Lark Health's AI-driven health coaching programs aimed at managing and preventing chronic diseases.
A new eBook explores the different ways public and private insurers are moving the needle forward to integrate and cover innovative technologies.
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.
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.
At the MedCity CONVERGE conference in Philadelphia on July 11, experts from Harvard Business School, payer Highmark and tech company Integra Connect explored how their organizations are approaching the intersection of cancer and value-based care.
One of the biggest barriers to wide-spread adoption of telemedicine is whether it’s covered by insurance. This is particularly true for consumers who might embrace it more readily if it’s not cost prohibitive but also for employers looking to contain health plan costs. So it’s not without warrant that Iagnosis, the parent company of DermatologistOnCall, […]
Pittsburgh’s dominant health insurance company and its largest healthcare provider are, essentially, getting a divorce. For decades, Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center worked together. But as the line between insurance companies and health care providers across the country blurs, these longtime allies are venturing into each other’s business and becoming […]
Pittsburgh insurer Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is taking advantage of the brutal cold weather in the Midwest with a new appeal to catch consumers’ attention – and help them out, too. Earlier this month, Highmark turned the bus shelters at four Pittsburgh bus stops into “warming stations” with overhead heat lamps. Of course, the […]
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