Washington state's 112 hospitals and health systems are joining forces for a campaign to encourage people to get healthcare when they need it and address concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UnitedHealthcare will expand its ACA marketplace presence in 2021 after mostly leaving the business in 2017, according to Bloomberg/Quint.
MaineHealth is promoting a program that aims to assist residents who don't have health insurance, possibly a new reality for those who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ayin Health Solutions, Renton, Wash.-based Providence's population health management company, launched a COVID-19 toolkit that offers health screening, symptom assessment and testing services for employers looking to bring staff back to the workplace.
Employers are enhancing, rather than slimming, their employee health benefits despite new financial challenges brought by COVID-19, according to a survey from global advisory company Willis Towers Watson.
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While many grumble that Mother’s Day is just another holiday invented for guilting people into buying greeting cards, for others it’s a painful reminder of loved ones now gone.
Cigna and Phoenix-based Banner Health reached a long-term agreement so Cigna members can access Banner hospitals at in-network rates.
Six health systems in greater Los Angeles said they are coming together for an educational/public service campaign to encourage patients to seek important medical care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seven southwestern Pennsylvania health systems and hospitals are working together on a task force to address patient discharges and other post-acute care issues during the pandemic, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Clinicians at Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health are connecting with patients via baby monitors to reduce personal protective equipment use and the spread of COVID-19.