Care Coordination

Seattle-based First Choice Health is launching a new employer plan in Oregon alongside two local partners.

Here are six updates on Medicaid in six states:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and Missouri-based Mercy have entered a collaborative value-based care agreement, the insurer and health system said July 6.  

UnitedHealthcare is partnering with Plano, Texas-based Resilient Healthcare to offer in-home services in-network for members.

Congressional Democrats are pushing legislation that would allow local government entities to expand Medicaid without a statewide expansion, which is seeing resistance in 12 states.

Through the American Rescue Plan COVID-19 recovery package, CMS is lowering the cost of health insurance premiums for those who received or were approved for unemployment compensation this year.

Nine healthcare organizations have launched Innovate Kidney Care, a campaign to improve at-home care options for patients with kidney failure.

A July 1 rollout marks Oklahoma as the 37th state to expand Medicaid coverage.

Readmissions have and continue to serve as a key indicator of the quality of care patients receive from the US healthcare system.

One Brooklyn Health's Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center closed 200 beds and ended inpatient services July 1 as part of a planned transition.