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UnitedHealthcare launches new virtual behavioral benefits through Optum
More than 5 million UnitedHealthcare commercial fully insured members can now access new virtual behavioral offerings at no additional cost. -
Payers spent about the same for telehealth or in-person visits in 2020
Insurers paid similar rates for telehealth and in-person services in 2020, according to an analysis from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker. -
Blue KC, BCBS Alabama back fall prevention startup Nymbl Science
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City's venture fund, Cobalt Ventures, led a $12 million funding round for Nymbl Science, a digital fall prevention company. -
Cigna's Evernorth expanding virtual primary care platform MDLive
Cigna's health services arm, Evernorth, is adding management for chronic conditions to telehealth service MDLive. -
9 recent payer virtual health moves
Here are nine payer partnerships and investments in the virtual health realm Becker's has reported since Sept. 14. -
Molina adds mental healthcare app for teenagers
Molina Healthcare of California is partnering with digital behavioral health company BeMe to provide teenagers with mental health support. -
Elevance Health study finds high satisfaction rates for virtual primary care
Around half of Americans have not heard of virtual primary care, but those who use it find it appealing, a survey commissioned by Elevance Health found. -
Employers are optimistic about the future of telemedicine: 5 numbers to know
Employers remain optimistic about the future role of telemedicine, even as pandemic restrictions ease, according to Kaiser Family Foundation's annual Employer Health Benefit survey. -
Cigna, BCBS Arizona among backers of virtual mental healthcare startup
Virtual mental healthcare provider Valera Health received a $44.5 million investment, backed by Cigna Ventures and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona venture fund Trinnovate Ventures. -
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association backs digital musculoskeletal care startup
Blue Venture Fund, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's venture capital arm, is investing millions in digital musculoskeletal care startup Limber Health. -
Aetna adding mental telehealth provider Cyti Psychological in California, Oregon
Mental telehealth provider Cyti Psychological is now in-network for Aetna members in California and Oregon, the provider said Oct. 12. -
Kaiser Permanente, Ginger partner to offer mental telehealth to members
Kaiser Permanente and mental healthcare provider Ginger are partnering to offer emotional telehealth support services to members. -
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota adding virtual culturally-sensitive care option
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will provide 200 memberships to virtual culturally-sensitive care provider Health in Her Hue, the insurer said Sept. 30. -
Payers with the best telehealth services in 2022, per J.D. Power
Among the major payers, customers are most satisfied with the telehealth offerings from Humana and Aetna, according to the "J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study." -
Optum, Aetna, Cigna back youth behavioral health provider Hopscotch
Digital youth mental health provider Hopscotch has raised $8 million in seed funding and gained the backing of major payers, including Aetna, Cigna and Optum, the Daily News reported Sept. 13. -
10 recent payer moves in virtual care
From several provider network expansions around behavioral telehealth to digital maternal health platforms, these are 10 recent payer moves to expand virtual care services. -
Molina New Mexico, Pyx Health partner to provide isolation support services to Medicare members
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico is partnering with Tucson, Ariz.-based Pyx Health to offer behavioral health services centered around isolation support for Medicare members. -
Empire BCBS adds 4 virtual behavioral health providers
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield is adding four behavioral health providers to its network in response to a growing need for services in New York. -
Bicycle Health joins Evernorth's network to offer virtual opioid use treatment services
Cigna's health services business Evernorth is partnering with Bicycle Health to offer virtual opioid use disorder treatments. -
HHS extends risk adjustment for COVID-19 telehealth services
HHS said April 29 that it is extending telehealth and telephone-only services in its risk-adjustment program for benefit year 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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