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Blue Shield of California's virtual-first health plan: 6 key numbers
Blue Shield of California launched its virtual-first health plan in partnership with Accolade and TeleMed2U in January 2023. -
Walgreens to offer online shopping with Medicare Advantage benefits
Walgreens will allow Medicare Advantage members to purchase products using supplemental benefits online. -
Elevance Health launches weight management program
CarelonRx, Elevance Health's pharmaceutical benefits arm, will launch a digital weight management program. -
UnitedHealth's AI strategy: 3 things to know
UnitedHealth Group is investing in AI to speed up the customer service process. -
Elevance Health to offer smartphones to some Medicaid beneficiaries
Elevance Health will provide smartphones with unlimited talk, text and data to some of its Medicaid members. -
The 5 biggest payer AI developments in 2023
Payers are implementing artificial intelligence to detect fraud, speed up prior authorization and assist members' care. -
'It's going to help us do it all': What excites Elevance Health's global CIO most about AI
Artificial intelligence is nothing new in the world of health insurance, but the speed and scale of its implementation across the industry are ramping up. -
Payers Need More than FHIR to Fix the Data Problem
It’s conference season in the health IT sector and the topic resonating most with me on both sides of the United States is the difficult reality that health plans and health systems have a lot of data, are continuing to generate even more, but still struggle to leverage that information in real time as a strategic asset. -
Cigna's Evernorth buys telehealth platform Bright.md
The Cigna Group's Evernorth Health Services is purchasing telehealth platform Bright.md for an undisclosed amount to enhance its existing virtual services through MDLive. -
HealthPartners to launch hybrid, prevention-focused care plans
HealthPartners, an integrated payer-provider organization, is launching a new hybrid preventive care offering designed around health screenings, immunizations and other routine care. -
UnitedHealthcare enhances its UCard for 2024: 4 updates
UnitedHealthcare is expanding its Medicare Advantage footprint next year and enhancing the benefits of its UCard, an integrated insurance ID card with many uses for members. -
Payers with the best telehealth services in 2023, per J.D. Power
Among the major payers, customers are most satisfied with the telehealth offerings from UnitedHealthcare and Kaiser Permanente, according to the "J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study." -
Anthem expands virtual-first plans to Virginia, Connecticut
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates in Virginia and Connecticut are rolling out virtual-first health plans for 2024. -
Employers sour on virtual care
Employers are less optimistic about the importance of virtual care, according to a survey from the Business Group on Health. -
Cigna launching digital health platform with Virgin Pulse
Cigna is partnering with Virgin Pulse on an individualized digital health platform for 11 million members. -
Blue Shield of California: Virtual care models critical amid changing climate
As climate change increasingly threatens the nation's healthcare infrastructure and members' health outcomes, the adoption of more virtual care models is needed to build climate resilience and reduce carbon emissions in healthcare, according to a July whitepaper from Blue Shield of California. -
BCBS Massachusetts extends free telehealth to members affected by extreme flooding
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is extending free telehealth services and prioritizing early prescription refills to its members affected by historic flooding in the Northeast. -
UnitedHealthcare cuts out-of-pocket costs for virtual visits under some commercial plans
UnitedHealthcare is eliminating out-of-pocket costs for its "24/7 Virtual Visits" program for eligible members enrolled in fully insured employer-sponsored plans, starting July 1. -
The next level of virtual care: How innovative digital technology at Elevance Health puts exam tools in patient's hands, delivers more health information to providers
Getting care — when, where, and how you need it — is vital to achieving and maintaining good health. Virtual care has played a significant role in removing barriers to care by connecting patients with providers through telephone, video calls, and texting. -
AI program helps Molina improve maternal health outcomes
An AI-powered model improved maternal health outcomes for Molina Healthcare members.
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