Aetna
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Aetna, McLaren Physician Partners collaborate to extend coverage in Michigan
The health insurer and Michigan-based physician organization are partnering to expand access to in-network care for around 40,000 individual and group Medicare Advantage plan members. The partnership will go into effect Dec. 1.
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Aetna president to lead CVS after CEO Merlo retires
Aetna President Karen Lynch will replace current CVS CEO Larry Merlo next spring. Merlo, who has been the company’s CEO for nearly a decade, plans to retire in May.
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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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Aetna, Inpathy expand virtual mental health partnership
Access to mental healthcare continues to be a hurdle amid the Covid-19 pandemic, prompting Aetna and telehealth provider Inpathy to expand their existing mental health partnership to include three more states.
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Aetna rolls out new plan built around CVS pharmacies, retail clinics
The new plan design incorporates some features from Aetna’s parent company. The plan lets members access appointments at HealthHUB and MinuteClinic locations with no copay, and get discounts on health-related items at CVS stores.
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Cleveland Clinic teams up with Aetna to launch insurance plan
The Cleveland Clinic struck a partnership with CVS Health subsidiary Aetna to form a new accountable care organization (ACO). The two companies plan to launch a co-branded insurance plan this fall.
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Employee Benefits, Health Services, Payers
Three insurers waive treatment costs for Covid-19
Cigna, Humana and Aetna recently moved to waive costs related to Covid-19 treatment. While all insurers are currently required to cover costs related to testing, a handful have extended benefits beyond that.
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Health Services, Health Tech, Payers
Blue Shield of California makes Teladoc visits free
Blue Shield of California is waiving out-of-pocket costs for members accessing telehealth services through Teladoc. The change will apply to members of its commercial plans.
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CVS Health shuffles leadership
The company promoted new leadership with the departure of the heads of its Pharmacy and Caremark divisions. Dr. Alan Lotvin, who spent several years heading up Caremark’s specialty drug efforts, was promoted to president of CVS Caremark.
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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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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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CVS Health launches new social care network in partnership with Unite Us
The so-called Destination: Health network will launch later this year with Aetna Medicaid members in Louisville, Kentucky and Aetna dual-eligible special needs plan members in Tampa, Florida and Southeastern Louisiana.
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CVS pushes further into care delivery with telemedicine and HealthHUB expansions
The retail pharmacy chain has expanded its direct-to-consumer telemedicine offerings and charted out where it plans to open new HealthHUB locations next year.
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CVS Health charts nationwide expansion of its HealthHUB model by 2021
The expansion builds on an initial pilot that opened up three HealthHUB locations in Houston earlier this year. HealthHUBs will open around 50 additional locations in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and Tampa later this year.
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Cardiogram signs first reimbursement deal with Oscar Health
If Cardiogram’s technology highlights a potential issue of atrial fibrillation or diabetes, patients will be given free access to what the company calls a “gold standard” diagnostic test to confirm the results.
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Virtual primary care startup 98point6 collaborates with health plan Banner|Aetna
Through the collaboration, members of the health plan, which is owned by Banner Health and insurer Aetna, will have access to 98point6’s on-demand, text-based primary care offering.
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Clover Health is laying off a quarter of its workforce, two months after $500M fundraise
The Medicare Advantage startup positioned the layoffs as a way to focus more on developing specific expertise in Medicare Advantage and healthcare.
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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.
