Cigna Getting Out of Individual ACA Market
Other earnings-season takeaways related to insurance exchanges: Hospital companies are sticking to their loss estimates and Pediatrix executives had a non-event take.
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How Are Telehealth CEOs Reacting to Congress’ Latest Spending Legislation?
Congress passed a continuing resolution last week that extended expiring Medicare telehealth flexibilities through the next six months. Telehealth CEOs view the passing of the resolution as a short-term win, but they think there is still more work to do to ensure Americans have permanent access to virtual care services in the future. The post…
Cityblock Exec Details Expansion of Advanced Behavioral Health Program
Program is designed to boost access to interventions such as long-acting injectable antipsychotics and medications for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder
You call this a system?
By TOMMY BEVERIDGE Just like the Holy Roman Empire was none of those things, America’s health care system is neither health care, nor a system. Both are in fact decentralized commercial arrangements clothed in things that sound good, like Holy-Romanness, or Consumer-driven Health Care. Rather than health care, we have a patchwork of consumer products and government…
Belgian Sleep Medicine Company Begins Providing Care In The US Through New Acquisition
Belgian sleep diagnostics company Sunrise announced the acquisition of Dreem Health, a California-based sleep clinic. This has allowed Sunrise to provide its telehealth-based sleep care in California, Iowa, Maryland and Washington, with plans to be available nationwide next year. The post Belgian Sleep Medicine Company Begins Providing Care In The US Through New Acquisition appeared…
Employers Brace for the Biggest Health Benefit Cost Increase in 15 Years
According to new survery, over 1,700 US employers anticipate increased healthcare costs in 2026
Create a Winning Playbook for Employee Caregivers
Tomorrow’s goal scoring companies will go on offense today by giving an assist to their caregiving team members. The post Create a Winning Playbook for Employee Caregivers appeared first on MedCity News.
Prevention Efforts Increasingly See Suicide Through a Broader Lens
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It’s that common. But that doesn’t make it normal. Humans have evolved over centuries to survive. So when people try to kill themselves, something has gone wrong….
Reliable Transportation Isn’t a Luxury — It’s an Important Part of Cancer Care
Insecurity about transportation can lead to missed appointments and delayed care, and obstacles are more common for cancer patients than for the general population. The post Reliable Transportation Isn’t a Luxury — It’s an Important Part of Cancer Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In
CELO COMMUNITY, N.C. — On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flannel pajamas sat together in the waiting room. A toddler waved as Patricia Hall walked past him, a stethoscope draped over her neck. The family physician…