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Baptist Health uses digital technology for improved patient follow-through

Financial well-being depends on earning a patient relationship over a lifetime, says VP of Business Innovation and Development.
Financial well-being depends on earning a patient’s loyalty for life, says VP of Business Innovation and Development.

Cigna renews partnership with Envision Healthcare to give in-network access in Florida

This is a renewed agreement to ensure that Cigna’s Floridian members can continue to have uninterrupted access to their providers through Envision.
This is a renewed agreement to ensure that Cigna’s Floridian members can continue to have uninterrupted access to their providers through Envision.

CVS aims to hire 10,000 pharmacy techs to help administer a COVID-19 vaccine

CVS is advocating for trained pharmacy technicians to administer vaccinations while under the supervision of an immunization-certified pharmacist.

Healthcare executives fear for their organizations’ viability without a COVID-19 vaccine

A complete financial recovery for many organizations is still far away, findings from Kaufman Hall indicate.

HHS partners with CVS and Walgreens to administer COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities

Pfizer announced today it would apply for Emergency Authorization Use in the U.S. during the third week of November.

CareFirst acquires University of Maryland’s health plans and begins partnership

The new five-year partnership has a goal of providing access to quality care for vulnerable individuals in the state.

RWJBarnabas Health launches tech-enabled social determinants of health program

The program is set to begin piloting at select sites in the RWJBarnabas system by completing social determinants of health screenings for patients.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants a free COVID-19 vaccine available to all

Since the government is going to pay for the cost of the vaccine, CMS wants to ensure that insurers will not make cost a barrier, Seema Verma says.

Health leaders question how, not if, value-based care should be implemented

Stakeholders argue which form of accountable care organization is best for delivering value-based care.

HCA Healthcare will return CARES Act funding after strong preliminary Q3 results

HCA Healthcare will return CARES Act funding after strong preliminary Q3 results
The announcements point to the company’s financial recovery from the pandemic.