Payers are finding new ways to tackle social determinants of health as new challenges emerge, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) explained.
Much of the common knowledge that payers have...
Tufts Health Plan is improving its coverage for substance abuse care for both commercial and government Tufts Health Plan members through a partnership with Recovery Centers of America...
Payer social determinants of health strategies are moving into a new phase, as Humana’s latest Bold Goal report demonstrated.
Over the past few years, payers have gained deeper knowledge about...
Updated 6/18/2020: The new Blue Shield of California initiative is for Blue Shield of California members. A previous version of this article said the initiative served Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBRI) is collaborating with behavioral healthcare provider partners to gather and leverage population health data. The payer awarded $422,000 to a behavioral...
At Community Health Plan of Washington, population health management tools allow the organization to integrate social determinants of health data across its network of community health...
Centene Medicare Advantage members will have free access to primary care, behavioral healthcare, and telehealth care through December 31, 2020, the company announced. This comes as a part of payer...
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, payers are constantly reevaluating where they can best direct relief and recovery funding.
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Medicaid managed care plans are innovating telehealth solutions and telehealth coverage, addressing social determinants of health, and improving access to care and informed provider selection for...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is deploying its employees to support statewide efforts against the coronavirus by helping in contact tracing and working at Boston Hope, the state...
In a recent joint article with the National Quality Forum (NQF), Humana called for a new risk adjustment model that accounts for both clinical factors and social determinants of health.
“We...
The United Health Foundation is partnering with the CDC Foundation, Direct Relief, and the American Nurses Foundation to support the nation’s healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For...
SCAN Health Plan, a California-based Medicare Advantage group, is committing $5.1 million in funding to help seniors mitigate some of the social determinants of health felt during the coronavirus...
Cigna and SCAN Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage programs are focused on decreasing senior social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic through new programs and funding, relying on volunteers...
Payers have not forgotten about the social determinants of health that can be exacerbated by a pandemic and have continued to commit investments to these causes.
This comes in addition to actions such...
Researchers from both coasts of the US collaborated to recommend a special needs plan under Medicare Advantage that would improve the nation’s homeless healthcare strategy.
Individuals facing...
While access to care progress has stalled nationwide, payers can continue to move it forward within their own businesses by addressing four key barriers.
Uninsurance is dropping, yet access to care...
Data sharing, social determinants of health, and simpler language are common priorities as payers seek to strengthen and expand their consumerism strategies, the tenth annual 2020 Industry Pulse Report...
The Humana Foundation announced it is investing $7.6 million in eight communities across the southeastern United States to address social determinants of health (SDOH), according to a recent press...
Payers can no longer ignore the social determinants of health that impact its member’s lives. Countless studies have linked housing, food insecurity, transportation, and access to care to...
