Some Medicare Part D plans left behind millions of dollars in savings because they didn’t cover generic versions of expensive hepatitis C drugs in 2019, in part due to the structure of the Part D program itself, finds a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General.
While discussing learnings from COVID-19, Dr. Tamsin Brown, a lead at NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and ORCHA, says the pandemic led to a mindset shift among patients and clinicians regarding digital tools and apps.
Ahead of this year’s open enrollment, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is teaming with Maven Clinic to launch a new family building and maternity support program. It includes a personalized digital care app to help guide members through family planning, including different paths to parenthood, pregnancy, postpartum and pediatrics.
The COVID-19 pandemic, followed by continued workforce and inflationary costs, has financially strained hospitals and health systems.
Humana is set to acquire Wisconsin-based managed care organization Inclusa in an effort to expand its Medicaid presence in that state. Inclusa provides long-term care services and supports to approximately 16,600 older adults and adults with disabilities through the state’s Family Care program.
Community care managers make connections, says Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker, founder and CEO of Complete Care Management Partners.
Numan Chief Medical Strategy Officer Sam Shah says there is not enough capacity to meet demand globally in this post-COVID-19 world. So, there is a need to create meaningful services that are accessible and make better use of existing resources, he adds.
Intermountain Healthcare has announced that this fall Dr. Marc Harrison will leave his post as the company’s president and CEO, a position he has held since 2016. Harrison has accepted a leadership position to run a healthcare platform business for American venture capital firm General Catalyst.
The guidance around COVID-19 continues to evolve, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now saying that isolation is no longer necessary for a person exposed to someone with the coronavirus. This applies to anyone, whether vaccinated or not.
Health insurance broker GoHealth has laid off 20% of its workforce after a rough financial second quarter, in which the company’s net loss increased nearly sixfold.