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Health plan leaders request inclusion of audio-only telehealth visits to MA risk adjustment
The groups said the move is imperative to ensure health costs are captured adequately and premiums remain stable.
CMS makes $80 million available for navigators in states with a federally-facilitated marketplace
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the 2021 Navigator Notice of Funding Opportunity, which will make $80 million in grant funding available to Navigators in states with a federally facilitated marketplace for the 2022 plan year. …
Sentara Healthcare, Cone Health call off affiliation
The organizations said their respective communities and stakeholders would be better served independently.
AHIP updates mission in bid to rebrand, commits to mental health and chronic care
Quality care, affordable coverage and collaboration with insurers are among the new tenets of the organization’s mission statement.
Baycare Health System sees transformational technology as the road to COVID-19 recovery
Telehealth, work-from-home arrangements and other swift changes have paved a path forward to renewed financial health.
HHS launches venture capital partnership on technology to combat future pandemics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has entered into its first ever venture capital partnership, a public-private agreement that’s ultimately meant to combat future pandemics and other types of health emergencies.
Payers’ digital transformation hindered by lack of vision, says Deloitte
About half of the leaders surveyed identified this lack of vision as an impediment to these ongoing digital transformation initiatives.
HHS: Biden’s FY22 budget will invest in pandemic preparedness, expanding affordable care
Targets for investment include the Strategic National Stockpile, the CDC, and mental health and substance use disorders.
Providing more low-value care doesn’t lead to higher patient experience ratings
There was no direct link between low-value care exposure and favorable patient ratings.
Increasing telehealth utilization boosts member satisfaction with health plans
Significantly increased telehealth utilization and greater adoption of digital communication channels has helped U.S. health plans boost their popularity among members during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Commercial M…
