State Farm, Walmart and Target join the fight to end racial disparities in healthcare
The corporations join a coalition launched by Grand Rounds health and Doctor on Demand.
Healthcare industry
Bigger isn’t always better: How one insurance company is changing healthcare plans
First Choice Health, a provider-owned healthcare organization, is partnering with local hospitals to bring community-based healthcare plans to employers.
Medical groups push for vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
A joint statement was issued by more dozens of organizations, including the American Medical Association.
State Farm and Included Health address LGBTQ healthcare disparities
Included Health continues to expand its network of employer clients with this latest partnership, in an effort to better support queer employees in the workplace.
Benefits Think Where COEs fit into the healthcare puzzle
Understanding the jargon didn’t give me any more of a leg up than the average person in finding a quality specialist I could afford.
Christoph Dankert
Carrum Health
Benefits Think Addressing racial disparities in healthcare benefits
Many people will forgo recommended treatments in favor of ensuring safe housing and food for their families.
Bruce Sherman
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Healthcare reform sees growing support from employers
“Plans are shaping up now for employers to improve health, equity and healthcare value over the next few years,” says Michael Thompson, president and CEO of the National Alliance.
Benefits Think How Amazon healthcare would change digital health plans
Employers need to embrace the fact that in the world of healthcare consumerism, choice is a good thing.
Lara Rosenblum
Healthcare Industry
Benefits Think Give that HSA balance a boost
A CFO explains why employees should invest in their HSA accounts.
Chris Gunderman
DataPath
Benefits Think Advisers need to talk about student loan debt
The pandemic has federal student loans on pause, but healthcare professionals need help to dig themselves out of debt.
Jeff Brunken
MGIS
Don’t let medical bills break your employees’ retirement savings
A study by Willis Towers Watson shows employees want their employer to help them save for retirement.
Self-insured healthcare could be the answer to your budget problems
A third-party administrator advises employers on factors to consider before switching from traditional insurance.
Lilly invests $30 million in health-equity focused venture fund
The company is working to identify programs run by people in underrepresented communities.
Walgreens inks credit card deal with Synchrony, Mastercard
The new cards allow consumers to earn rewards on health and wellness products.
UnitedHealth to purchase Change Healthcare for $8 billion
The acquisition is one of UnitedHealth’s largest and is another step in expanding the company’s health services business under its Optum division. The companies said the combination would help simplify services around medical care to improve health outcomes and lower costs.
Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture to shut next month
Haven, the joint health-care venture between Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., plans to shut down at the end of February, a spokeswoman said. “The Haven team made good progress exploring a wide range of healthcare solutions, as well as piloting new ways to make primary care easier to access, insurance […]
Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting coverage this fall
At least 3 million people are without health coverage, a number that's expected to grow as the virus continues to play havoc with the economy and new rounds of business closings and layoffs are expected.
CVS taps insurance executive as new CEO
CVS has evolved from a pharmacy chain into a health conglomerate that sells insurance coverage, administers drug-benefit plans and offers care, including COVID-19 testing.
Benefits Think How benefit advisers can hold healthcare plans accountable for their prices
In order to discern which health plans offer the best bang for member bucks, benefit advisers need to understand the economics of healthcare today.
Alan Cohen
Centivo
Benefits Think How digital care programs are revolutionizing employee diabetes care in the age of COVID
The expansion of digital care that incorporates continuous glucose monitoring along with proactive feedback from a coach and personalized resources can support people with diabetes.
Sean Duffy
Omada Health