While the vast majority of providers billing for telehealth services do so in a way that poses no significant risk to Medicare, a small percentage of telehealth claims are problematic – and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking to curb the issue. One possible area of focus: More than half of the […]
Evernorth, the health services business of Cigna, has expanded its Digital Health Formulary to include five new app-based programs designed to help people better manage their sleep issues, anxiety, alcohol and opioid use disorders, and inflammatory conditions. The formulary is a clinically based platform of “verified, credible health apps” designed to help people achieve their […]
In addition to hopes for a Senate telehealth bill passage, HIMSS is focusing on the European Health Data Space, public health infrastructure modernization and more, says Tom Leary, senior VP and head of government relations at HIMSS.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to financially challenge hospitals and health systems – not just in the continued number of hospitalizations, but in added expenses for labor and supplies. “COVID-19 continues,” Rick Pollack, AHA president and CEO, said during a briefing on Thursday. “We are now dealing with the aftershocks and the aftermath of the (greatest) […]
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.