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Cigna Plans to Sell Medicare Business, WH Aims to Lower Sickle Cell Therapy Costs

February 7, 2024 - Cigna will sell its Medicare plans for billions of dollars, according to an announcement from HCSC. The independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association revealed that it had plans to purchase Cigna's Medicare businesses--including but not limited to its Medicare Advantage and Part D plans--for $3.3 billion. The deal still has to jump...

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How One Rural Healthcare Facility Is Handling Financial Strain

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Rural health facilities across America are closures and financial instability. In the midst of these struggles, one rural hospital tested out a creative solution to stay open.  Bucktail...

VBC May Poorly Affect Health Equity, Amazon Adds Health Offering

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Value-based care efforts have aimed for health equity, but one Health Affairs study found evidence that some value-based purchasing efforts may maintain care disparities for Black Medicare...

How to Coordinate Mental Healthcare, Physical Care Amid High Demand

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The demand for mental health has increased significantly in the 2020s. Mental healthcare utilization grew 38.8 percent between 2019 and 2022 and spending on mental health jumped 53.7 percent in the...

How to Give Consumers Control of Their Health through Digital Health

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While innovation resulted in life-saving digital health tools, it has also resulted in waste and complications in the healthcare system. Unlike in the banking, car ride, or travel industries in which...

Future of Telehealth, Hybrid Care After the Public Health Emergency

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Now that the coronavirus pandemic has become more manageable, how has the evolution of telehealth taken shape and how can the industry improve hybrid care? When the coronavirus pandemic gripped the...

The Role of Tech Vendors in Value-Based Care Enablement

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Moving through the value-based care world presents many challenges for providers. Technology vendors can be essential to their journey. Technology is a key factor in value-based care. Automation, in...

Physician-Owned Hospitals Save Big, Average Employee Healthcare Costs Grow

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Physician-owned hospitals are seeing savings, leading researchers to call for congressional support for physician-owned sites of care. However, employee costs are growing in America. Premiums for...

Healthcare Leaders Reveal Concerns About Generative AI, Ransomware

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Today’s top stories focus on leading cybersecurity concerns, new nursing home standards, and troubling findings about behavioral health access. Generative AI and Ransomware Top Cybersecurity...

Healthcare Compliance, Patient Access to Information Prove Costly

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Today’s roundup includes HIPAA violations, telehealth trends, and efforts to ensure equitable access to care. UnitedHealthcare Settles HIPAA Right of Access Case for $80K UnitedHealthcare...

Healthcare Costs Hurting Individuals and the US Healthcare System

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Today’s roundup focuses on pricing disparities of drugs and hospital services, the burden of medical debt on middle-class Americans, and the financial implications of data breaches caused by...

Ensuring People with Disabilities Fit into Health Equity Goals

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When it comes to health equity for patients with physical and developmental disabilities, communication is key. The disparities affecting this population are well documented. According to the World...

How Healthcare Orgs Can Improve Their Health Equity Measures

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When the nonprofit behind the most popular performance measurement tool implemented health equity measures, it begged the question: how can healthcare organizations measure equity? Healthcare industry...

The Path Toward a DE&I Committee at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

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It’s been three years since healthcare organizations and industry groups across the country made promises to achieve health equity. Listen to the full podcast to hear more details. And...

Healthcare Firms Plan to Increase Information Technology Spending in 2023

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Survey data from TechTarget’s 2023 IT Priorities Study revealed that 41% of healthcare organizations had increased their information technology budget in 2023 to support a more robust...

How Female Representation Improves the Healthcare Workforce

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Women in healthcare comprise less than 35% of the C-suite healthcare workforce, a significant drop from the 75% across entry-level positions. Although female representation in healthcare is higher than...

How Remote Patient Monitoring Is Changing Chronic Disease Management

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Remote patient monitoring tools can improve chronic disease management and patient records, but healthcare stakeholders also must grapple with the accessibility and reimbursement challenges that these...

How a Rural Health System Reduces Turnover, Invests in Its Workforce

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Staff turnover is a challenge for Northern Light Health, Maine’s only integrated health system. Still, it is admittedly not as bad as it has been at other hospitals and health systems across the...

The Importance of Care Coordination for Chronic Disease Management

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Care coordination is essential for patients with chronic diseases whose treatment plans require provider input from multiple specialties. Treatment for diabetes—one of the most expensive chronic...

How Specialty Pharmacies Enhance Patient Outcomes with Digital Tools

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By leveraging several tailored communication methods, specialty pharmacies can improve patient engagement and outcomes using digital tools. Digital-driven tools, such as patient portals, mobile apps...

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