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HealthPartners Exec: The 5 Rules To Scale Value-Based Care in the Commercial Market
The commercial market has struggled to adopt value-based care, but HealthPartners has had some success, according to Mark Hansberry, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the company. During a conference, he shared five rules for scaling value-based care, including creating trust and providing real-time data.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh, Highmark Health
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Payer’s Place: Don Antonucci
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer’s Place and addresses the future of payment models.
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CardioOne Secures $8M, Expands Cardiology Enablement Platform into New Markets
CardioOne, a startup built at Redesign Health, partners with independent cardiology practices to help them transition to value-based care. On Monday, the company announced it has raised $8 million in seed funding and has three new partners.
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Remote Patient Monitoring: Gaining Insight into Patient Health from Afar
The era of remote patient monitoring is ushering in a new era of healthcare, characterized by data-driven insights, personalized care, and efficient resource utilization.
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Civil Rights Groups File Complaint Against Florida for Medicaid Redeterminations Process
More than a dozen civil rights organizations alleged in a new complaint that Florida uses administrative practices that are preventing underserved communities from renewing their Medicaid coverage.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
GoodRx, MedImpact Launch Medication Savings Solution
MedImpact and GoodRx are teaming up to lower costs for MedImpact members. When eligible MedImpact members refill a generic prescription, the companies’ savings solution will compare the member’s benefit to GoodRx’s price and will automatically apply the lowest one.
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Is Medicaid Expansion Still a Political Wedge Issue?
When Medicaid expansion was first enacted, it was a hot topic debate between Democrats and Republicans. But more and more states are starting to expand Medicaid, including several conservative states.
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Solera Health Launches Weight Management Solution for Payers and Employers
Solera Health recently launched a program that aims to help patients who are interested in GLP-1s gain access to lifestyle change support. It also provides educational materials on GLP-1s.
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Walgreens, Pearl Health Strike Strategic Partnership To Advance Value-based Care
Through a new partnership with Walgreens, Pearl Health will work with primary care providers by offering its technology and data insights to help them better their care and transition to value-based payment models. Walgreens is then providing prescription fulfillment, medication adherence, immunization and diagnostic testing services.
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Payer’s Place: David Calabrese
OptumRx’s Chief Clinical Officer shares his insights on the latest developments and trends he’s seen in the healthcare industry.
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How 4 Mental Health Firms Want the DEA to Handle Virtual Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Talkiatry, Array Behavioral Care, Iris Telehealth and Quartet Health sent a letter to the DEA asking for a special registration process that would allow for the prescribing of certain controlled medications via telemedicine.
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Healthcare Transformation: Boosting Data Quality, Tackling Burnout, and Charting the Future
This on-demand webinar explores the impact of poor data quality and methods to improve patient data quality. It highlights technology that can improve workflows to help reduce workforce burnout.
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The Expanding Role of Benefit Consultants as Employers Look to Navigate Change
This new report sheds light on how the benefit consultants’ role has changed and details their perspective on the shifting employer healthcare landscape.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Pumpspotting Secures $2.2M To Expand Access to Breastfeeding Support
Pumpspotting’s funding round was led by Sincere Corporation and Maine Venture Fund and included participation from Unum Business Ventures and Maine Technology Institute. In total, pumpspotting has raised more than $3.3 million.
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Report: MA Enrollment Has Quadrupled in Rural Communities Since 2010
In rural areas, the share of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans nearly quadrupled from 11% in 2010 to 40% in 2023, according to new research from KFF. This represents 400,000 rural MA beneficiaries in 2010 and 1.8 million in 2023.
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Mercer: Cost of Health Benefits To Jump 5.4% in 2024
Employers expect health benefit costs to increase 5.4% per employee on average in 2024, new data from Mercer shows. This is due to inflationary pressures and health system consolidation.