A new eBook from HLTH and MedCity News captures some of the ethical debates taking place in healthcare and looks ahead to how payers, providers and health tech companies are working together to address them. It also provides insights from executives in the field.
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.
Sheila Bond, MD, talked about the latest trends regarding integration of AI in healthcare.
How UPMC Health Plan is taking steps in providing better behavioral health support.
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.
Solera Health is working to streamline employer contracting with health tech.
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.
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.
Richard Fu details the company's approach to nutrition therapy and strategy for patients using GLP-1s.
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.
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.