SCAN Health Plan is expanding its Medicare Advantage footprint to Arizona, Nevada, and additional counties in California to reach more than five million senior beneficiaries.
SCAN currently provides...
CareFirst of Maryland, Inc (CareFirst) and Highmark, Inc (Highmark) have partnered to offer a new product to eligible members that prioritizes affordable, high-quality labor union health...
CVS Health and Aetna have launched a virtual primary care service to increase member access to preventive care.
Aetna Virtual Primary Care will provide members with telehealth services as well as a...
UnitedHealthcare is aiming to address social determinants of health and increase access to care by granting $11.4 million to community-based organizations throughout the country.
As a part of its...
Cigna and Oscar Health, Inc are expanding their virtual primary care program to Tennessee and Georgia in order to increase access to care for small business owners and employees.
Pending regulatory...
Medicare eligibility may reduce racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare coverage, according to a JAMA Network study.
The researchers used the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the...
Arkansas Blue Cross is allocating $5.29 million to behavioral health programs in Arkansas to help increase access to behavioral healthcare services amid the ongoing mental health crisis in the...
Regence BlueShield (Regence) has partnered with a home healthcare provider to increase member access to acute home healthcare services.
Regence members in Pierce County, Washington will have access to...
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) successfully lowered costs for some enrollee populations in New York, but it failed to address the family glitch and costs may remain high for some individuals, the...
As executive director of state government affairs at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), Lucy Culp has heard a common refrain from cancer patients: securing treatment and coverage has become a...
AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) have helped over two million seniors receive the COVID-19 vaccine through their vaccine outreach program.
The Vaccine Community Connectors (VCC)...
The state of Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion has improved access to coverage for its residents, CMS announced.
"Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people in this country and a step in the long...
Alignment Healthcare (Alignment) is extending its Medicare Advantage (MA) footprint in Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada to provide coverage for more senior beneficiaries.
Starting in 2022,...
A small fraction of the Medicaid population utilizes non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefits, but for that community of beneficiaries NEMT programs can be indispensable, a MACPAC...
UnitedHealth Group’s 2020 Sustainability Report revealed several ways that payers are helping the healthcare system advance to improve health equity, access to care, and other key...
Updated 6/16/21: Dr. Dewan is an MD. A previous version of this article included PhD in his title.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue) and New Directions Behavioral Health...
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can play a strong role in children’s mental and physical health following the coronavirus pandemic by introducing long-term...
The state of Nevada could become the second state to embrace a public option health plan, if the governor signs SB420.
“Section 10 requires the Public Option to be available through the Exchange...
The United Health Foundation has announced a partnership with the nonprofit organization CAMBA, Inc. to improve health outcomes and increase prenatal care access for women in Brooklyn.
The United...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Mission Health have signed an agreement that will expand the benefits of value-based care to members across Western North Carolina and...
