AHIP has released a brief on private equity investments in healthcare, saying the need of these firms to achieve high returns, including through the use of provider consolidation, directly conflicts with the goal of lowering costs.
Major healthcare disruptors Amazon and Walmart have joined a chorus of hospitals, provider groups and telehealth organizations in pressing the U.S. Senate to extend telehealth flexibilities, such as removing in-person requirements for virtual behavioral health and increasing access to virtual health in the commercial market.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Blue Premier program, which emphasizes value-based healthcare, saved members about $130 million in health costs in 2021, and almost $500 million total since the program first launched three years ago, Blue Cross NC said.
Former CIO at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Jim Gfrerer shares his thoughts on the future of healthcare and discusses how policy changes and digital innovation are improving healthcare access.
YouTube and the Kaiser Family Foundation are joining forces on a new program geared toward nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on creating educational videos about inequities in healthcare, including behavioral health and maternal care.
The American Medical Association is accusing health insurer Cigna of underpaying claims filed by providers in the contracted MultiPlan network, the largest third-party network in the country.
Data improves healthcare access by allowing agencies and providers across the state to build a holistic view of a patient’s needs, says Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer for Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy.
The Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board yesterday voted 3-2 to deny a change of ownership request for the Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merger. The board later voted to reconsider the vote. It next meets on December 13.
In the realm of mobile crisis interventions, the state of Oregon will be getting a boost from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has announced approval of the Oregon Health Authority’s proposal to cover community-based mobile crisis intervention services in Medicaid.
Almost three quarters of physicians, 74%, say they’re unclear on what constitutes a life-threatening emergency that would allow a doctor to legally perform an abortion in states where it is otherwise banned, a new survey has found.