The Connecticut Insurance Department fined Aetna, Cigna, ConnectiCare, UnitedHealthcare and Anthem over alleged mental health parity violations, according to an April 15 department report. The report said carriers had “non-comparable and inadequate [mental health and substance use disorder] networks because…
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Care coordination teams are being asked to do more with less. Staffing constraints, rising costs and administrative complexity are turning what should be a straightforward patient experience — getting to care — into one of the most friction-heavy parts of…
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- Valerie Holland, VP Sales, Uber Health
- David Mutaawe, Executive Director, Community Assist NJ
- Kaylanne Chandler MHA, BSN, RN, Director of Care Coordination, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Melissa Fox, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Acenda
UnitedHealth Group’s Chief Innovation Officer, Dame Vivian Hunt, is leaving the company. “It has been a privilege to drive innovation alongside such talented colleagues,” Ms. Hunt wrote on Linkedin on April 22. “I am grateful to the executive team and…
The Louisiana Department of Insurance is warning residents to avoid two organizations marketing themselves as health insurers without state authorization. Innovative Partners and LifeX Research are not licensed by the LDI to sell or solicit health insurance in Louisiana, the…
May Vang, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota’s treasury vice president and chief investment officer, is leaving her position, the company confirmed to Becker’s April 23. The insurer said she is departing April 24 “to pursue new opportunities.” CFO…
Join leaders from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Ventura County Medical Center, Denver Health, and San Juan Regional Medical Center as they share how they are keeping their missions at the forefront while evolving workforce strategies and operating models to meet…
Presented by:
- Andrew Goldfrach, FACHE
- Dr. Danielle Gabele, DNP, RN, CENP, CPHQ, CCRN-K
- Kris Gaw, MBA, FACHE
- Alan Vierling, DNP RN CENP
- River Meisinger, HCMBA
Joshua Raskin will join UnitedHealth Group June 1 as senior vice president of market strategy and intelligence, the company confirmed to Becker’s April 23. Mr. Raskin will inform UnitedHealth’s long-term growth strategy, leveraging market insight, analytics, capital markets viewpoints and…
Transportation has long been treated as a back-office function in healthcare. That assumption is now driving real financial and operational losses. A new report from Becker’s Healthcare, in collaboration with Uber Health, surveyed 150 healthcare leaders on how their organizations…
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Part One of a series on how EviCore by Evernorth® is helping health plans comply with upcoming interoperability requirements. Beginning January 1, 2027, impacted payers must meet the application programming interface (API) provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
For years, employers absorbed rising healthcare costs quietly: adjusting plan designs, shifting more expense to workers and hoping the next contract cycle would bring relief. That era may be ending. Unsustainable cost growth, federal transparency rules, direct contracting models and…
