UnitedHealthcare
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UnitedHealthcare offers certain members free access to Apple Fitness+
The payer will offer its Motion well-being program members access, at no additional cost, to Apple Fitness+ workout classes for six months.
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Intermountain, UnitedHealthcare create ACO for Medicare Advantage members
The health system and payer will coordinate care for eligible Medicare Advantage patients through the ACO, with the aim of improving health outcomes and reducing costs. The ACO expands a long-standing relationship between the two entities.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
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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5 big healthcare lawsuits of 2020
Some of the biggest legal stories of the year include patients attempting to mount a class action lawsuit against Mayo Clinic after an employee improperly viewed more than 1,600 health records and the Supreme Court hearing opening arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate.
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Startups to improve employee benefits: Video from MedCity INVEST Digital Health
Among the areas of interest for employee benefits startups that presented in our Pitch Perfect contest are: electronic patient care records, behavioral health, caregiver support and substance abuse treatment.
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Today at INVEST Digital Health Day 5: Employee benefits startups present to investor judges (UPDATED)
Among the companies presenting on the final day of the Pitch Perfect competition will be one that offers electronic patient care records, behavioral health, caregiver support and substance abuse treatment.
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Meet the judges for employee benefits + home health tracks of the startup pitch contest at INVEST Digital Health
This week we reveal judges for the Home Health and Employee Benefits tracks at the conference from September 21-25. Register today.
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UnitedHealthcare to reenter Maryland’s ACA marketplace
UnitedHealthcare plans to offer individual marketplace plans in Maryland in 2021. The insurer is taking a second look at the ACA exchanges after it had largely exited them.
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For insurers, rising unemployment a more pressing concern than Covid-19 costs
As insurers set premium rates for next year, many are working through the complicated math of how much Covid-19 will actually cost. It’s too early to say at this point, but these companies face another concern: how many Americans will lose their insurance if unemployment rates continue to rise?
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Employee Benefits, Legal, Payers
Lawsuits accuse United, Cigna of underpaying for behavioral health claims
Four class action suits filed in early April accuse United Behavioral Health and Cigna Behavioral health of underpaying providers for mental health services. They allegedly used a third-party vendor called Viant to negotiate claims.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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5 ways the INVEST Digital Health conference in Minneapolis will focus on healthcare innovation
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Minneapolis September 17 will advance the conversation around innovation in digital health from AI in healthcare, investment trends, and healthcare business models. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of the conference.
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BioPharma, Diagnostics, Payers
UnitedHealthcare starts coverage of Myriad Genetics’ genomic depression test
Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics’ GeneSight screening analyzes specific genes as a way to predict the effectiveness of 56 common medications for depression.
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Health Services, Patient Engagement, Payers
How California could pave the way for text messages in Medicaid
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has recently issued a policy sketching out how the state’s Medicaid plans can safely use the text messaging technology to connect with members.
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UnitedHealth’s $4.3B DaVita Medical acquisition wins conditional FTC approval
The effort by the nation’s largest insurer to become the nation’s largest employer of clinicians received FTC approval with an agreement to divest some of the company’s holdings in the Las Vegas area to address antitrust issues.
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UnitedHealthcare launches new maternity care bundled payment program
The bundled payment program is meant to incentivize better care coordination across the entire episode of maternity care which includes prenatal, delivery and postpartum services.
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UnitedHealthcare to expand Medicare Advantage bundled payment arrangements
The so-called UnitedHealthcare Care Bundles program will launch next year and offer providers across 30 states the option of participating in bundled payment arrangements for eight medical procedures, mainly orthopedic and cardiac treatments and surgeries.