Kevin Truong
Kevin Truong covers the payer, employer and emerging technology beats for MedCity News. He previously worked as a reporter and multimedia producer for the San Francisco Business Times covering healthcare innovation and has also worked at news organizations including the Christian Science Monitor, Marketplace and NBC. Kevin was born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can contact him at ktruong@medcitynews.com.
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Moving from innovation to impact in the healthcare industry
At the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit in Chicago, Josh Michelson, co-director of Oliver Wyman’s Health Innovation Center charted a path forward to make real advancements in improving healthcare’s Triple Aim.
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Documents reveal conflict between VA and unelected Trump advisors
Marvel Chairman Isaac Perlmutter, lawyer Marc Sherman and physician Bruce Moscovitz – who have associated with President Trump through their membership in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort club – have formed an unofficial troika with authority over VA department affairs, the emails say.
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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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Trump officials look to ease privacy rules around addiction treatment records
Trump officials argue that current regulation has not kept up with the times and the necessity of coordinated approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic.
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Stride Health launches new benefits platform for gig workers
The startup’s Stride Benefits Platform allows companies like DoorDash, Postmates and Instacart to bolster the company’s health recommendation service with ancillary benefits like dental vision and life insurance, as well as mileage and expense tracking and prescription discounts.
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Oscar Health charts its largest market expansion yet
All told, the company will be active in 26 markets across 15 states, pending regulatory approval.
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BioPharma, Diagnostics, Health Services
NIH research initiative All of Us funds Color Genomics as its genetic counseling service
The partnership builds on an existing relationship between All of Us and Color, which was chosen as one of three genome centers that are responsible for actual genotyping of patient samples.
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Singapore taps Fitbit for nationwide public health program
While the devices themselves will be free for users, additional health coaching services and software offerings will require a monthly fee.
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Report: Cigna may look to divest group benefits insurance business
Cigna’s sharpened focus on healthcare is evidenced by a number of recent moves, including, most notably its $54 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts last year.
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Startups, Payers, Social Determinants
Health2047 spins out Medicare Advantage company Zing Health
The health plan hopes to better address the needs of underserved populations through community-based teams that can understand and overcome social barriers to care.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Startups, Policy
Ciitizen launches scorecard to rate providers on patient data access
The name-and-shame strategy is taken out of the playbook of the healthcare quality movement, which Ciitizen claims has moved the needle in helping to improve measurement and reporting standards by providers nationwide.
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Dental company SmileDirectClub files to go public
The company offers personalized 3-D printed clear aligners – essentially a form of transparent plastic braces – in a direct to consumer model that it touts as cheaper and more convenient than traditional options.
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CMS is bringing star quality ratings to health exchange plans
Rolling out the ratings nationwide is part of the Trump Administration’s larger initiative to inject cost and quality transparency into the healthcare system.
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A majority of large employers want to expand Medicare, survey says
A recent survey from the National Business Group on Health found that among large employers, 55 percent were in favor of expanding Medicare.
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Insurers Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to merge
The combined organization would serve nearly 2.4 million members in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
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Hospitals, Startups, Health Tech, Payers
Can Highmark successfully commercialize the healthcare innovation process?
Highmark Health is turning its internal VITAL Innovation program into a commercial offering meant to help startups test their products in real-world clinical environments.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
