Many schools in the U.S. have programs and partnerships offering food and nutrition support, which Cigna is seeking to augment.
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Education on Medicare is lacking among the general public, survey finds
Many healthcare consumers are lacking even basic knowledge about the existing federal program.
Retraining existing employees can help mitigate the effects of healthcare’s workforce shortage
A healthcare organization with a bit of capital can invest in the workforce it already has to ameliorate the effects of a tight labor pool.
Signify Health, Remedy Partners signify intent to merge
This comes amidst a market shift from fee-for-service toward value-based payments based on quality.
Most patients willing to share medical records for research purposes
Fewer than 4% of participants said they were not willing to share any information with anyone.
Centene, Aetna protest losing Louisiana MCO contracts worth billions
The Centene subsidiary, Aetna and three other MCOs were paid $7.6 billion by Medicaid to cover more than 1.7 million beneficiaries.
AHIP supports a federal model of California law to end surprise billing
Following adoption of the legislation, the number of physicians in provider networks increased by 16%.
HHS proposes substance use disorder regulatory reforms to increase sharing of information
Current regulations are so complex that some providers opt not to serve substance use disorder patients.
Kidney transplants covered by Medicaid increased in states after Medicaid expansion
Preemptive kidney transplants covered by Medicaid have shown much greater increases in expansion states.
Healthcare cloud computing growth due in part to curbing infrastructure costs
Cloud solutions help organizations reduce infrastructure costs and interoperability issues, and aid in complying with regulatory standards.
