87% of Eligible Seniors Do Not Receive Lung Cancer Screenings
Seniors who do not have coverage for lung cancer screenings as a preventive service are less likely to receive the screening, a recent study from Epic Health Research Network (EHRN) found. EHRN...USPSTF Recommendations Guide Payers on Preventive Care Screenings
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has made a few preventive care screenings recommendations in recent months that payers should take note of for their preventive care and value-based care...CVS Tackles Care Disparities, Community-Based Preventive Care
In pursuit of health equity, CVS Health announced an expansion of the company's no-cost, community-based health program, Project Health, which helps address care disparities by providing preventive...Cigna Includes Employees in Coronavirus Vaccine Uptake Efforts
Cigna announced that it will offer financial rewards to employees who receive the coronavirus vaccine. “Even as vaccination rates increase, we are in a race against more contagious variants, and...Sponsored Article
Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Improved Digital Engagement
Social determinants of health play an outsized role in how individuals and communities are able to access and afford care and non-medical services. And the pandemic has further exacerbated these...Payer, Provider Launch Wellness-Focused Medicare Advantage Plan
MVP Health Care and the University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network plan to form a Medicare Advantage plan with an emphasis on wellness, the non-profit payer and academic healthcare system...Employer Strategies For Responding to the Mental Health Crisis
Most healthcare stakeholders can perceive the impacts of the escalating behavioral and mental healthcare crisis on their own industry segment, but employers have a particularly proximate...Sponsored Article
Identifying New Opportunities for Innovation in Supplemental Benefits
Supplemental benefits have proven their value during the coronavirus pandemic, making over-the-counter medications, essential goods, and even groceries available to individuals struggling to access...Sponsored Article
How COVID-19 Proved the Value of Supplemental Benefits
The pandemic created challenges for many Americans. Most notably, vulnerable populations who have struggled to maintain access to daily necessities and stay safe for months on end. Physical access to...Anthem Plans to Acquire myNEXUS, Expand Home Healthcare Services
Anthem has announced plans to acquire myNEXUS, Inc (myNEXUS) to provide a higher quality of home healthcare services for seniors. Assuming the closing conditions and procedures continue without any...13 Areas of Low-Value Care Spending in Medicare Advantage Plans
Although many studies have touted Medicare Advantage plans’ successes in diminishing low-value care and pursuing high-value care, there are at least 13 areas of low-value care in which Medicare...Sponsored Article
How OTC Medicines, Supplemental Benefits Improve Care, Cost
Research indicates the availability of OTC medicines provides $146 billion in value ($52 billion in drug cost savings and $95 billion in clinical visit cost savings) with each dollar spent on these...Medicaid Managed Care Shows Marginal Increase in Preventative Care
Although children enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans increased over the past seventeen years, children’s preventative care rates still fall short of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...Three Common Characteristics Among Virtual-First Health Plans
Prominent payers have sought to create health plans that are anchored in virtual care, known as “virtual-first” health plans. The virtual-first health plan is not directly the result of...How Top Payers Are Providing COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage, Support
As the American healthcare system struggles to distribute the coronavirus vaccines to the public, major payers have demonstrated a range of ways that health insurers can be involved in this effort,...Chronic Disease Management, Preventive Care Improved in 2019
In recent years, the US has experienced significant improvements in certain preventive care metrics and chronic disease management victories, United Health Foundation found in its America’s...Medicare Advantage Quality of Care Surpasses Traditional Medicare
Medicare Advantage quality of care exceeded traditional Medicare, particularly in preventive care, a recent Better Medicare Alliance study revealed. “The hallmark features of Medicare...BCBS Payers Support Preventative Care, Access to Vaccinations
Blue Cross and Blue Shield is calling on payers to bolster vaccination rates by expanding access to care, connecting with members through digital platforms, hosting free flu vaccine clinics, and...BCBSIL Grant Promotes Preventative Care, Immunization Access
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) has distributed $480,000 in preventative care funding to help organizations across the state to increase vaccination and immunization access. BCBSIL...Sponsored Article
