The pandemic led to a dip in emergency room visits, and the numbers may not recover, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said during the company's July 15 earnings call.
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Several nonprofit health systems in North Carolina are working to gain primary care market share in the region amid HCA Healthcare's retreat, the Hendersonville Lightning reported July 18.
Regence BlueShield is the latest healthcare company to partner with at-home care provider DispatchHealth.
Florida is requesting $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to support at-home Medicaid services.
SCAN Health Plan is launching Healthcare in Action, a mobile physician unit that uses "street medicine" to address health disparities among California's homeless population.
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A collaboration between Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Kroger will offer four markets new Medicare Advantage plans in 2022, an Anthem spokesperson told Becker's.
Dr. Amit Prasad, chief medical officer of the UnitedHealthcare C&S Plan in Mississippi, said that as the United States approaches the heels of the coronavirus pandemic, now is high time for the industry to catch up on back-burner opportunities.
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New York City officials announced they will provide retired municipal employees with coverage through a new NYC Medicare Advantage Plus Program, effective Jan. 1, 2022. The program is intended to provide better benefits for retirees while saving taxpayers $600 million…
Since the Biden administration's ACA special enrollment period opened Feb. 15, over 2 million people have enrolled in insurance through marketplaces, CMS announced July 14.