One area of investment is in the country’s digital health infrastructure to support hospitals and primary care centers, says Dr. Cátia Pinto of Shared Services for Ministry of Health.
Health Care Service Corporation is launching a new program tasked with improving maternal and infant healthcare by partnering with community organizations.
Major insurer Cigna outperformed industry expectations in the second quarter, riding sustained growth at subsidiary Evernorth and raking in $48.6 billion in revenues, with shareholders’ net income hitting $1.5 billion, or $4.92 per share.
Dr. Patrick Conway is the new chief executive officer of Optum Rx. Conway joined Optum in February 2020 and previously served as the CEO of Care Solutions, according to UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum Rx. UnitedHealth Group made no official announcement on Conway’s new role, but said on its website that Conway became Optum […]
A cyberattack targeted facilities operated across several states by Prospect Medical Holdings, disrupting computer systems and forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted.
The Coalition for Health AI is a public-private community effort for best practices, enlisting government observers, says Dr. Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at MITRE.
Dr. Maria Ansari is first woman to become CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group
In June, Dr. Maria Ansari became the first woman to assume the role of CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group, the largest physician-led medical group in the nation. She was also named president and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group.
It’s been long reported that Black patients and other members of racial/ethnic minority groups face discrimination or unfair treatment in healthcare. But a new Urban Institute study hones in specifically on minority parents, finding that 13% of parents, including parents of young children, reported they were treated or judged unfairly in healthcare settings in the […]
Atlas Health taps into financial assistance programs for patients to help hospitals get paid. AI connects the money, patients and health systems.
After Nevada became the latest state to liquidate Friday Health Plans, beneficiaries and insurance officials fretted about placing people into new coverage. In North Carolina, one of the states in which Friday once conducted business, AmeriHealth Caritas is stepping up to fill the gap.