Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is expanding its mental healthcare options in response to in-person and virtual visits for those services doubling since 2019.
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri CEO Stephanie Vojicic said helping people navigate the eventual end of the COVID-19 public health emergency is her top priority in 2023, Forbes reported Nov. 29.
The Connected Health Initiative, a coalition of medical groups, payers, universities and technology companies, wrote to congressional leaders Nov. 28 urging them to extend telehealth coverage for people with high deductible health plans before they hit their deductible, a policy…
Around 5,700 people have signed up for a Colorado pilot program to extend health insurance to undocumented residents, The Denver Post reported Nov. 30.
Lapses in insurance coverage were associated with a higher mortality risk for both publicly and privately insured adults, a study published Nov. 23 in JAMA Health Forum found.
Increased utilization rates for medical services and an easing hospital labor shortage could mean smaller profit margins for payers, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 29.
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has received $1.3 billion from payer Highmark Inc. since 2018, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Nov. 30.
From several new market presidents to departures for venture capital firms, these are 26 payer executive moves reported by Becker's in November:
Rhode Island Insurance Commissioner Patrick Tigue is stepping down Dec. 2 after two years on the job, Providence Business News reported Nov. 29.
Payers are swapping pharmaceutical benefit managers, adding partnerships with Amazon and looking at billionaire investor Mark Cuban's new approach to dispensing drugs.