UnitedHealthcare is using predictive analysis to tackle social determinants of health for some of its employer-sponsored plans, the company said July 8.
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A coalition of payers and healthcare providers publicly voiced their support for a congressional subcommittee to advance the Social Determinants Accelerator Act in a July 6 letter.
Kaiser Permanente named Jenny Ming, former Charlotte Russe president and CEO, to its board of directors July 6.
Seattle-based First Choice Health is launching a new employer plan in Oregon alongside two local partners.
Clover is offering Medicare Advantage grocery benefits through a range of grocery retailers as well as grocery delivery through Walmart to address social determinants of health, Yahoo Finance reports.
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Humana is hiring up to 200 seasonal enrollment representatives around the Louisville, Ky. area, the company said July 7.
Data analyzed by the Urban Institute revealed the average ACA premium cost in each state. Here are 10 states with the highest and lowest premiums:
Payer startups including Orange, Calif.-based Alignment Healthcare, Minneapolis-based Bright Health, Nashville, Tenn.-based Clover Health and Waltham, Mass.-based Devoted Health are increasingly employing physicians and offering healthcare services as part of their business models, according to Business Insider.
COVID-19 is setting the stage for tremendous strain on American health insurance as scientists uncover more of the long-term debilitations associated with the virus.