- Aetna said Nov. 10 it is partnering with Crossover Health to launch an in-person and virtual value-based primary care pilot for employer-sponsored health plans in the Seattle area starting in January.
- Aetna entered a value-based agreement with in-home care provider Amedisys to provide care to Medicare Advantage members across 22 states, Amedisys CEO Chris Gerard said Oct. 27.
- Aetna’s Medicaid business in Virginia and managed-care startup Waymark said Oct. 25 they have partnered to provide community-based care services to Medicaid members in the Richmond and Tidewater areas, with plans to expand.
- Amerigroup Texas said Nov. 2 it is partnering with Movito, a healthcare technology developer, to increase the number of mental health therapists in rural, remote and underserved areas through investing in its tele-therapy platform.
- Highmark and associated healthcare system Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh said Nov. 1 they will be the first to launch a payer-provider patient billing platform with healthcare billing company Cedar.
- Molina Healthcare of California said Nov. 1 it is partnering with digital behavioral health company BeMe to provide teenagers with mental health support.
- BCBS Massachusetts said Nov. 1 it has inked a pharmacy benefits partnership with CVS Caremark so that members will have access to certain generic medications without cost-sharing, a cost-share assistance program, pharmacy advising and diabetes care.
- Humana said Oct. 26 it is partnering with in-home kidney care provider Monogram Health to provide services to Medicare Advantage members in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
- Humana said Oct. 24 it is expanding its partnership with Boston-based Cohere Health to enable a digitized prior authorization process nationwide for cardiovascular and surgical services.
- UnitedHealthcare said Oct. 20 it will continue to offer free Apple Fitness+ subscriptions to members with employer-funded health plans. Starting last November, UnitedHealthcare became the first health plan to extend the offering to members.
- Florida Blue said Oct. 14 it is partnering with Tallahassee-based Sanitas Medical Center on four new primary care clinics that will serve Blue members, along with self-pay patients and traditional Medicare members.
11 recent payer partnerships
From new PBM contracts to extended relations with Apple, these are 11 recent payer partnerships reported by Becker’s since Oct. 14:
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