Last night, an important missing piece of the health insurance conversation came from an unexpected source — tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
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Cutting operational costs while improving care quality requires leveraging technology to drive efficiencies
Communicating a patient’s financial responsibility and getting a handle on data can make business run more smoothly and helps retain patients.
Insurtech entrepreneurs to lead panel at Health 2.0.
Health 2.0 co-founder Matthew Holt will be among a panel of experts to speak on "Big Bets in Insurtech."
Employer medical benefit costs projected to nearly double the rate of inflation in 2020
Medical costs in the U.S. will rise more slowly compared to other regions, with Latin America, Africa and the Middle East seeing the most change.
Black, Hispanic patients more likely to be brought to safety-net hospital emergency rooms
The largest differences were seen in larger urban areas with multiple emergency rooms and hospitals within the vicinity.
Uninsured rate on the rise for the first time since passage of the Affordable Care Act
The findings come at a time when the fate of the ACA is in the hands of a federal appeals court.
SDOH: Horizon BCBS New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health and state partner on value-based model
Racial disparities show New Jersey’s maternal mortality rate is 38.1 deaths per 100,000 births, but among African-American women, it’s 102 deaths.
SDOH: Emergency department openings and closures have an impact on heart attack patients
Hospital closures represent a not-often reported social determinant of health, as they stress patient resources.
CEO of telemedicine company pleads guilty to Medicare fraud in $424 million scheme
CEO Lester Stockett was among 24 telemedicine executives charged in schemes billing Medicare $1.7 billion, according to DOJ.
All healthcare is local: Blue Shield of California and L.A. Care invest $146 million in community health
Plans will jointly operate 14 community resource centers across Los Angeles that will leverage personalized technology solutions to improve health and identify disparities.
