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Uber And Lyft Launch New Services To Address Social Determinants Of Health
Uber and Lyft are rolling out new products and services to improve health outcomes and increase patient satisfaction by addressing social determinants of health.
Alignment Healthcare Lands $135 Million Investment To Grow Medicare Advantage
Alignment Healthcare raised another $135 million as it expands deeper into new markets to sell its Medicare Advantage plans to seniors this year and beyond.
Number Of Nurse Practitioners Eclipses 290,000
The number of licensed nurse practitioners has set another record, surpassing 290,000, new data shows.
Anthem Furthers ‘Whole Person’ Play In Adding Beacon Health Options
Anthem has purchased Beacon Health Options, adding a national network of behavioral health services in the health insurer’s effort to manage care of the “whole person.”
Biden Wins In South Carolina And Slows Medicare For All
Joe Biden’s win in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary deals a blow to “Medicare for All,” an issue that figured in the race.
ACA’s Medicaid Expansion Reduced Catastrophic Health Expenses
Financial “protection” from catastrophic healthcare expenses improved dramatically thanks to the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a new analysis shows.
Blue Cross Plans Say Alzheimer’s Has Tripled Among Adults Ages 30 To 64
Early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease jumped 200% among commercially insured Americans between the ages of 30 and 64 over a recent five-year period, a new analysis of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurer claims shows.
Even With No Plan Of His Own, Trump Attacks Sanders ‘Medicare For All’
The Donald Trump White House is escalating its attacks Sen. Bernie Sanders’ version of Medicare for All as the Vermont Democrat racks up more primary wins to become his party’s front-runner for the Presidential nomination.
Sanders Wins In Nevada And ‘Medicare For All’ Lives Another Day
Sanders won the Nevada caucuses in the same week his Medicare proposal was attacked by several of his rivals for the Democratic party’s nomination for President at a Las Vegas debate.
Poll: Obamacare More Popular Than Ever
The Affordable Care Act wins 55% support among the public – its “highest rating” since becoming law nearly a decade ago, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll.
