Care Coordination

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has announced multiple initiatives aimed at boosting healthcare staffing amid the latest COVID-19 wave, including limiting elective procedures at hospitals in the state.

With Tropical Storm Henri ravaging regions of the East Coast Aug. 24, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is issuing expedited access to care for over 360,000 affected members in the area. 

Leon Medical Centers Health Plans, a part of Cigna, is partnering with HCA East Florida to make the network accessible for approximately 40,000 Medicare Advantage members.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid will be launching its state program in July 2022, including changes to rules and how it spends its $20 billion budget.

Cigna is expanding its Affordable Care Act marketplace reach to three states and reaching more counties in three states it serves. 

Health Plan of Nevada, a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary, secured a four-year contract with the State of Nevada as a managed care organization delivering state Medicaid plans.

Optum has been busy over the last 100 days. Here are six moves from the healthcare innovation company in the past three months.

CMS is encouraging all Medicare Advantage organizations and Medicare-Medicaid plans to waive or relax certain prior authorization requirements amid the COVID-19 surge.

Premera Blue Cross signed a multi-year agreement with Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, the insurer announced Aug. 19. 

Recent data shows that patients admitted to short-term acute care hospitals (STACHs) have increasingly complicated medical conditions. This has led many hospitals to seek support from experienced management partners in the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) space to help address…