Care Coordination

Alignment Healthcare, a health insurance startup selling Medicare Advantage plans, will double its geographic footprint in 2022.

Health system and Pennsylvania leaders are working on preserving emergency room services at a Community Health Systems-owned hospital that will no longer provide inpatient care.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan purchased an unnamed Royal Oak, Mich.-based management support organization, bringing opportunities for network physicians to access support tools.

Following successes during its first year-and-a-half, Regence BlueShield is expanding its Episodes of Care program, which now includes the Washington State Health Care Authority as a customer. 

When Humana began to seriously invest in at-home care in 2018, no one would expect how integral the system of care could be throughout the pandemic, said Humana CFO Susan Diamond.

To improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs, providers and risk-bearing entities must collaborate across the entire care continuum. This is essential for patient and member-centered care.

Intermountain Healthcare is building on its hospital-at-home program with new services for patients with COVID-19 and other acute and chronic clinical conditions, the Salt Lake City-based health system said Aug. 5. 

Centene announced it will require regular COVID-19 testing of employees who cannot provide proof of vaccination. Workers without proof of inoculation against the coronavirus will also be required to wear face masks at all times while in the company offices.

On May 20, 2020, HealthLeaders presented a webinar featuring a roundtable discussion of some of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Centene subsidiary WellCare of North Carolina has partnered with the state's selected behavioral health plans to assist in care coordination, according to an Aug. 2 news release.