Virtual Care

Carelon, the care delivery arm of Elevance Health, has opened its first brick-and-mortar integrated healthcare facility.

Anthem's affiliates in Georgia and California are rolling out virtual-first health plans to eligible commercial members.

Payers are adapting to the growing popularity of telehealth. Insurers are updating their coverage policies and adding new options for members to seek primary and behavioral care at home. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Amedisys, a home health and hospice care company, are partnering to provide palliative care to BCBS members.

Molina Healthcare is establishing a 24-hour mental health crisis hotline in Florida. 

Payers are bolstering virtual mental healthcare services and adding chronic condition management. 

A partnership between Los Angeles County, L.A. Care Health Plan and Centene's Health Net will soon offer free mental telehealth services to 1.3 million public school students.

Blue Shield of California is launching a virtual-first health plan in partnership with care navigation platform Accolade.

Payers are adding new virtual mental healthcare options for members, including on-demand classes and one-on-one mental health coaching sessions. 

More than 5 million UnitedHealthcare commercial fully insured members can now access new virtual behavioral offerings at no additional cost.