During a recent webinar, industry leaders agreed that virtual-first health plans have significant potential to cut costs and improve members’ experiences — if executed well. They also noted that employers are more willing than ever to adopt these types of plans.
How UPMC Health Plan is taking steps in providing better behavioral health support.
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.
Some healthcare organizations have reduced health equity to a buzzword, using the phrase superficially without a true commitment to dismantling systemic barriers. During a webinar, two industry leaders — AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld and Emory Healthcare Chief Transformation Officer Amaka Eneanya — discussed why this approach must be avoided and explored how leaders can do better.
Elevance Health is finding ways to connect with the community in order to achieve better health equity.
Women are in need of more menopause support through their employers, but many are reluctant to talk about it because of the stigma, said Alicia Jackson, CEO and founder of Evernow, during a panel discussion at HLTH.
Investors who dabble in healthcare are a "red flag," and startups in the Medicaid space should avoid these investors, said Adaeze Enekwechi, operating partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe, during a panel discussion at HLTH 2023.
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.
CEO of Alignment Health joins the Payer's Place and details how the growth of Medicare Advantage will only help patients in the future.
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer's Place and addresses the future of payment models.
Carrie Kincaid, Senior Vice President, Market Development at Priority Health discusses how Priority Health is addressing the gaps in rural healthcare.
Fee-for-services payment models in the primary care ecosystem are doing a poor job of keeping Americans healthy and reducing the nation’s massive amount of healthcare spending, two CEOs of primary care companies said during a recent webinar. They argued that stakeholders in the primary care space need to come together to support more value-based care arrangements to reduce costs, advance population health and improve the patient experience.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Peter Long of Blue Shield of California discusses how they focus on member experience and ways to improve their overall healthcare needs.
OptumRx's Chief Clinical Officer shares his insights on the latest developments and trends he's seen in the healthcare industry.
The newly launched Techquity for Health Coalition from the HLTH Foundation will share findings from its first national survey of techquity at the conference. Healthcare leaders will also discuss on ways to improve health tech design, tech literacy, accessibility, workforce equity, patient trust, and equitable use of data.
HLTH Foundation Executive Director Janna Guinen described its focus on promoting equity, inclusion and opportunity in healthcare on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals and health tech entrepreneurs.
Healthcare organizations need to have clear and specific goals in order to make real change in reducing health disparities, executives from SCAN Health Plan and CVS Health said. The insurer is tackling medication adherence in Hispanic members and flu vaccination rates in Black members, while the retailer is taking on women's health, heart health and mental health.