The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the 2024 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B and the 2024 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. WHAT’S THE IMPACT: PART B Premiums and Deductibles
Healthcare spending projections for 2030 are now 21% below what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expected a decade ago, according to a study by Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF.
Jacqueline de Leeuw, CNIO at Radboud University Medical Centre, said that during the process of achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 certification her organization was challenged to become better digitized.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont have received formal approval from the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation to affiliate, which will enable both organizations to begin sharing resources and expertise to broaden health plan and service offerings available through BCBS Vermont, the companies said.
Health insurer Humana has named healthcare industry veteran Jim Rechtin as its president and chief operating officer effective January 8, 2024, as part of a long-planned CEO transition. He will report to CEO Bruce Broussard until the latter half of 2024, at which time Broussard will step down and Rechtin will assume the CEO role.
Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group, has revealed that it intends to enhance MDLIVE’s virtual care by acquiring the technology and clinical capabilities of Bright.md, which focuses on asynchronous care, triage, and healthcare navigation services.
Most AI adoption requires healthcare organizations to have a certain level of digital maturity, says Dr. David Lowe, clinical director, Health Innovation with the Scottish government.
Walgreens will be offering direct to consumer virtual services starting later this month. Insurance is not being accepted for these visits, Walgreens said. Most Walgreens Virtual Healthcare chat visits will be priced at $33 out-of-pocket, with pricing for video visits varying from $36 to $75. In the future, Walgreens said it plans to accept insurance […]
While 81% of human resource decision-makers feel their employees would be interested in GLP-1 weight loss medications, only 25% cover GLP-1s currently – but that figure is expected to double next year, according to a new survey from Accolade. GLP-1 medications, originally designed for diabetes management, have skyrocketed in popularity over the past year as […]
Pediatric telehealth for mental health needs filled a critical deficit in the immediate period following the emergence of COVID-19, and continues to account for a substantial portion of pediatric mental health service utilization and spending, according to a new research letter in JAMA Network Open.