Evernorth, Cigna Corporation’s health services business, and integrated health system Kaiser Permanente are entering into a five-year collaboration for health benefit access and specialty pharmacy services. Initially, the agreement will focus on two main areas. One is access to Cigna’s PPO provider network for Kaiser Permanente members who need urgent or emergency care, and are […]
Behavioral health has grabbed a bigger share of the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because the emergence of remote care technologies such as telehealth that have made it easier, and somewhat less stigmatizing, to seek care for mental health. New research points to another benefit of behavioral telehealth: Certain psychiatric conditions make it […]
The American Hospital Association is “extremely concerned” that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing only a 3.2% payment update for general acute care hospitals in 2023, said Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes.