UnitedHealth Group Wednesday elevated an insider to lead its $200 billion UnitedHealthcare health insurance business, which is the nation’s largest.
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Biden Proposes The Biggest Medicaid Home-Based Long-Term Care Expansion In History, But….
President Biden has proposed a major expansion of Medicaid’s home-based long-term care program. But it still falls short of resolving the nation’s elder care challenge.
To Improve Telemedicine, Reform Outdated State Medical Licensing Rules
Eliminating restrictive state medical licensing rules would help patients and physicians alike.
Four Questions Telehealth Companies Must Answer To Ensure Long Term Growth
Because while consumers may prefer telehealth and access to virtual care for an increasing portion of their healthcare needs, it is still payers and policymakers who act as gatekeepers to designing access to healthcare services in the vast majority of …
Cityblock Health Gets $192 Million Funding Boost To Turbocharge Care For Low-Income Patients
The digital health unicorn is taking on the Medicaid market and betting its community-based model can keep members healthier while lowering costs.
LGBTQ+ Health Centers Struggle During Covid-19
Throughout the pandemic, health organizations across the country have struggled to stretch limited resources to help as many patients as possible. These stressors emphasize existing health disparities and present new obstacles for LGBTQ+ health centers.
Veterans Affairs Knows How To Distribute The COVID Vaccine
As of 3/20, VHA has delivered over 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given to over 2 million veterans, VA employees, health care workers and support personnel, this out of about 9 million veterans enrolled in the VA health care programs and ab…
Child Tax Credit Expansion Creates Opportunity To Improve Child Development
The stresses of poverty can disrupt brain development in young children. But the child tax credit expansion could give families what they need to support healthy development.
Private Homecare Giants Taking Stock Of Going Public
The Covid-19 pandemic has been bad for nursing homes but great for home health. The companies that are taking care of the elderly and sick in the comfort – and now relative safety – of their own homes, are being rewarded generously by public and privat…
Analysis: Covid-19 Vaccines Provide Shot In Arm For Digital Health
After already seeing a surge in interest during the mandatory lockdowns, digital health providers are getting a second dose of growth from the vaccine roll-out.
