Anthem Offers Virtual Care Platform To Facilitate Second Opinions
Anthem has partnered with The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic to improve members’ access to second opinions on their healthcare needs, Anthem revealed in a statement emailed to...How Payers Can Launch a Virtual-First Health Plan
E-triage, telemental and telebehavioral healthcare tools, e-prescribing, virtual urgent care—in one year, these digital healthcare tools and many more transformed from somewhat obscure, non-integrated technologies to nearly...Payer Virtual Care Management Platform Prioritizes Holistic Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has introduced a new virtual care management platform to offer a more convenient way for members to receive care coordination services and to improve...Aetna Increases Member Primary Care Access With New Virtual Plan
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...Cigna + Oscar Extends Virtual Primary Care Plan 2022 Footprint
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...MA Plan Announces Program to Improve Senior Mental Healthcare
SCAN Health Plan has developed a program to help combat loneliness stemming from social isolation and to improve senior mental healthcare. The coronavirus pandemic and the requisite isolation due to...Payer Seeks to Balance In-Person, Virtual Mental Healthcare
Members ask themselves three questions when considering their own mental healthcare needs, according to Cara McNulty, president of behavioral health and the Employee Assistance Program at...Sponsored Article
Achieving Holistic Care Through Effective Digital Health
Estimates vary, but current thinking holds that traditional healthcare in the US impacts between 10 and 20 percent of an individual's overall health, with genetics, behavior, and social and...Payer Announces Virtual Care Option for Hearing Care Access
Bottom of FormUnitedHealthcare Hearing has announced a virtual care option that will expand hearing care access for employer-sponsored and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries across the country. The new...An Overview of Disruptive Payers That Filed for an IPO in 2021
Two disruptive payers—Oscar Health and Alignment Healthcare—filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in order to go public in 2021. There are numerous reasons why a company would choose...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...Payer Extends COVID-19 Treatment, Telehealth Benefits Through 2021
To ensure care access as the pandemic continues, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has extended eligibility for telehealth benefits and COVID-19 treatment waivers through the end of this...Health Payer Unveils Virtual Care Plan, Telehealth Care Access
Community Health Choice announced the launch of Virtual Bronze last week, the first virtual primary care plan available on the Texas health insurance exchange designed to give comprehensive coverage...Payer Diversity Program Contributes $375M to Economy, Creates Jobs
Independence Health Group’s (Independence) supplier diversity program had a $375 million impact on the national economy in 2018, the company recently discovered. Independence is an independent...UnitedHealthcare Expands Virtual Care Policy to Boost Primary Care
In an effort to encourage virtual care and primary care services utilization, UnitedHealthcare is expanding its virtual care policies so that more members can have access to virtual care visits as an...Payers Will Improve Virtual Care, Forecasting, Growth in 2021
Payers and stakeholder collaborators have the opportunity to rebuild the healthcare system into a more effective and consumer-centric system in 2021 by honing virtual care and other strategies,...Consumers Use Digital Tech for Price Comparison, Virtual Care
As the country experiences an enrollment season in the middle of a global pandemic, Americans are gravitating toward digital technology for a wide variety of purposes including price comparison and...Sponsored Article
Safeguarding Employees Through the Uncertainty of COVID-19
As more employees return to work, employers across the country have assumed responsibility for maintaining safe work environments by protecting staff from the current coronavirus and ensuring access to...Two Blues Partner with Providers to Launch New Health Plans
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield are joining forces with leading providers to offer new health plans. Horizon BCBSNJ announced a new Medicare...Sponsored Article
