HCA Healthcare, based out of Nashville, announced this week multiple HCA Healthcare Foundation grants, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, to provide high school students early access to careers in healthcare, and to connect unemployed and underemployed jobseekers with healthcare career opportunities. The foundation is giving $250,000 to community colleges and universities and $130,000 to the […]
Aligning with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 objectives, the National Center for Health Workforce Planning focuses on initiatives including reskilling and upskilling of healthcare workers, says the group’s CEO Ziad Nakshabandi.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that if the Inflation Reduction Act’s provision capping the cost of insulin at $35 for a month’s supply for Medicare beneficiaries had been in place in 2020, 1.5 million seniors across the country would have saved an average of $500 on insulin […]
Increased data transparency between health plans and providers on care and coding gaps results in higher compliance, process improvement and positive behavior changes among network providers, according to a new report from information technology company IllumiCare.
Cyber Defense Labs CEO Robert Anderson, Jr. talks about federal technology resources and policy, engaging the private sector and how cyberinsurance may respond to the rate and frequency of ransom payments.
Sheba Medical Center is focused on using artificial intelligence to turn around statistics on patient safety. “In terms of patient safety, we’ve made no progress over the past 30 years,” said Prof. Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, chief transformation and innovation officer at Sheba Medical Center, located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
Elevance Health, formerly Anthem, is poised to acquire Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, having entered into a definitive agreement this week to snag the insurer, with BCBSLA joining Elevance Health’s affiliated Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield family of brands. The two organizations said they’re “aligned in a mission” to improve access, quality and affordability […]
Two payers, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, have entered into a partnership with virtual care and navigation platform Included Health in an attempt to strengthen healthcare access for those in the LGBTQ+ community.
Optum Rx, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy services company, has launched Price Edge, a tool that compares available direct-to-consumer pricing for traditional generic drugs with insurance pricing. The goal is to ensure members get the lowest prescription drug price. Price Edge is being offered to all Optum Rx clients, the company said this week.
Medicare Part D may be the target of reforms, but a new analysis from consulting firm Avalere has found that beneficiaries may still face challenges when it comes to affording their medications.