Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota will offer access to specialty behavioral care through partnerships with Equip and Pelago. Equip provides fully virtual care for eating disorders, according to a May 22 news release. Pelago offers virtual treatment for opioid…
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Blue Shield of California is expanding its digital health record to improve care quality and member experience. The initiative aims to streamline data for members and provide greater access to care coordination, according to a May 15 news release. The…
Elevance Health will rate the clinical effectiveness of digital health products through a partnership with the Digital Medicine Society. Elevance Health will assess clinical outcomes of digital health software through the Digital Medicine Society’s DiMe Seal program, according to a…
Priority Health, the insurance arm of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, has partnered with Ayble Health to launch a new virtual health program designed to help members manage gastrointestinal disorders. Priority’s commercial members will have access to a virtual GI…
UnitedHealth Group has 1,000 uses for AI technology currently in production across its insurance, care delivery and pharmacy businesses, The Wall Street Journal reported May 5. The applications are split between generative AI and more traditional AI and are being…
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Cigna Healthcare offers the best digital experience to commercial members, while UPMC Health Plan provides the best experience to Medicare Advantage enrollees, according to J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study. Overall, the digital experience offered by health insurers…
A novel approach to behavioral healthcare is desperately needed as we navigate the youth mental health crisis, which U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described as the “defining public health challenge of our time.” While traditional, reactive treatments remain the…
Among major payers, customers are most satisfied with the telehealth offerings from Humana and Florida Blue, according to the "J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study."
UnitedHealthcare will provide mental healthcare to 1 million children in schools through a partnership with Hazel Health.
Cigna is launching an "E-Treatment" option to allow members to get urgent care without any direct video or phone interaction with a provider.