Jeff Lagasse

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Cleveland Clinic sees $339 million profit in Q2, good for $1.3B in net income this year

Patient volume increases and cost reduction measures led to significant revenue increases, which were hampered in 2020 by COVID-19.

Health equity and the impact of COVID-19 top employer concerns for 2022

Access to mental healthcare and on-site medical clinics are also top-of-mind as employers anticipate future struggles.

COVID-19 surges put pressure on nonprofit hospital margins

More patients is resulting in a self-induced postponement of non-emergent surgical cases, resulting in lower hospital revenues.

Blue Cross NC’s Blue Premier program saved $197 million in 2020

The impact of Blue Premier appeared to grow last year as providers made gains in quality and cost measures.

Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs saved $4.1 billion in 2020

ACOs also hit an average quality score of 97.8%, and 60 ACOs earned a perfect score of 100.

Existing technologies paved the way for mass vaccination efforts

Vaccine enthusiasm may have waned in recent months, with vaccine hesitancy prevalent among those who are reluctant to get their COVID-19 shots.

Existing technologies paved the way for mass vaccination efforts

For Arizona’s HonorHealth, distributing the COVID-19 vaccine was more about using what already existed.

Cigna expands ACA marketplace plans to more states

Major health insurer Cigna said this week it will expand its presence on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, pushing into markets in three new states for the 2022 plan year.

Statistics show large pandemics are more likely than previously thought

The COVID-19 pandemic may be the deadliest viral outbreak the world has seen in more than a century. But statistically, such extreme events aren’t as rare as we may think, according to a new analysis of novel disease outbreaks over the past 400 years.

BCBS teams with Cityblock Health on primary care for Medicaid and MA members

Five clinics serving Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) members are partnering with Cityblock Health, a healthcare provider for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries, in an effort to support Medicaid managed care in…