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Solera Health Launches Weight Management Solution for Payers and Employers
Solera Health recently launched a program that aims to help patients who are interested in GLP-1s gain access to lifestyle change support. It also provides educational materials on GLP-1s.
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Walgreens, Pearl Health Strike Strategic Partnership To Advance Value-based Care
Through a new partnership with Walgreens, Pearl Health will work with primary care providers by offering its technology and data insights to help them better their care and transition to value-based payment models. Walgreens is then providing prescription fulfillment, medication adherence, immunization and diagnostic testing services.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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How 4 Mental Health Firms Want the DEA to Handle Virtual Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Talkiatry, Array Behavioral Care, Iris Telehealth and Quartet Health sent a letter to the DEA asking for a special registration process that would allow for the prescribing of certain controlled medications via telemedicine.
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Healthcare Transformation: Boosting Data Quality, Tackling Burnout, and Charting the Future
This on-demand webinar explores the impact of poor data quality and methods to improve patient data quality. It highlights technology that can improve workflows to help reduce workforce burnout.
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The Expanding Role of Benefit Consultants as Employers Look to Navigate Change
This new report sheds light on how the benefit consultants’ role has changed and details their perspective on the shifting employer healthcare landscape.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Pumpspotting Secures $2.2M To Expand Access to Breastfeeding Support
Pumpspotting’s funding round was led by Sincere Corporation and Maine Venture Fund and included participation from Unum Business Ventures and Maine Technology Institute. In total, pumpspotting has raised more than $3.3 million.
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Report: MA Enrollment Has Quadrupled in Rural Communities Since 2010
In rural areas, the share of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans nearly quadrupled from 11% in 2010 to 40% in 2023, according to new research from KFF. This represents 400,000 rural MA beneficiaries in 2010 and 1.8 million in 2023.
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Mercer: Cost of Health Benefits To Jump 5.4% in 2024
Employers expect health benefit costs to increase 5.4% per employee on average in 2024, new data from Mercer shows. This is due to inflationary pressures and health system consolidation.
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MA Beneficiaries With Cancer Spend Less on Healthcare Than Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with a cancer diagnosis spend $3,996 on out-of-pocket costs and premiums annually, versus $6,091 for traditional Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, a new report found.
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Payer’s Place: Don Antonucci
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer’s Place and addresses the future of payment models.
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Report: About Half of MA Beneficiaries Leave Their Plan After 5 Years
After five years of enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan, 48.3% of non-dually enrolled beneficiaries left their contract and 53.4% of dually enrolled beneficiaries did, a new study found.
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Bicycle Health, Albertsons Form Partnership To Expand Access to OUD Treatment
Through a new partnership, Bicycle Health providers can prescribe patients buprenorphine extended release injections (otherwise known as Sublocade), which can be administered by a pharmacist at an Albertsons pharmacy.
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Intermountain’s Value-based Subsidiary Selects Headspace for Mental Health Support
Through a new partnership, Castell will be able to refer members of its Utah health plan customers to Headspace for behavioral health coaching and therapy.
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Two Chairs Unveils Group Therapy, Care Navigation Offerings
Mental health company Two Chairs launched two new solutions Tuesday: group therapy and care navigation. The offerings will help improve access to mental health care and lead to better clinical outcomes, said Alex Katz, CEO and founder of the company
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CMS Requires States To Assess Medicaid Disenrollment Process
Some states may not be following federal requirements for the Medicaid renewal process, resulting in many individuals being wrongly removed from coverage, CMS said. Children may especially be affected.
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Strive Health, Oak Street Health Strike Kidney Care Partnership
Kidney care company Strive Health announced last week that it is collaborating with primary care company Oak Street Health to serve Medicare members with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.
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Payer’s Place: David Calabrese
OptumRx’s Chief Clinical Officer shares his insights on the latest developments and trends he’s seen in the healthcare industry.
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The Vibe at Vive 2023: Preveta
Victor Lee, Preveta Health CEO, talked about how the care coordination technology company’s software supports earlier intervention to reduce the need for emergency room visits and hospitalization.
