Stronger healthcare data is the key to cutting down many of the health inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard and America's Health Insurance Plans CEO Matt Eyles wrote in a July 9 column.
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Aetna Health has signed a three-year contract with Dallas-based U.S. Dermatology Partners. The contract will provide in-network coverage to patients of the company's Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers locations in Kansas and Missouri, a July 8 news release said.
Iowa Medicaid officials will begin accepting applications in December for a third managed care organization to join its Medicaid program, according to Iowa Public Radio.
Wall Street anticipates a decline in UnitedHealth's earnings in their upcoming second-quarter report, which ended in June, Zacks Equity Research reported.
Pittsburghbased Highmark Health is looking to purchase the other half of Medicaid managed care insurer Gateway Health, pending state approval.
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Clover Health announced July 9 that it would be adding to its management team with Prabhdeep Singh as chief growth officer and Justin Joseph as chief strategy and development officer.
America's Health Insurance Plans outlined four key issues that healthcare needs to solve in a July 8 statement.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island CMO Matthew Collins, MD, will be the U.S. rowing team's head physician at the Tokyo Olympics, opening July 23.
Three recent conflicts between payers and providers to know:
Headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., Molina Healthcare has 4.6 million members.