CMS will allow Medicare Advantage insurers to expand supplemental benefits, which could provide a greater opportunity for rideshare companies teaming up with insurers to bring beneficiaries to medical appointments, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.
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PHYLLIS SHERARD, PhD. Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President of Population Health at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and the Wyoming Institute of Population Health On the top challenge “Affordable and convenient access to quality care for employed populations [is…
CATHY JACOBSON. President and CEO of Froedtert Health (Milwaukee) On the top challenge “In a climate of political uncertainty, healthcare organizations must drive improvement rather than wait for government direction. In Wisconsin, cost and access are critical issues, particularly for…
KEVIN FOWLER. President and CEO of Cabell Huntington Hospital (Huntington, W. Va.) On the top challenge “I think for West Virginia [the most pressing health concern facing patients is] access. It’s partially access to healthcare and it’s also access to…
MIKELLE MOORE. Senior Vice President of Community Health, Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City) On the top challenge “We’ve been working on an issue that’s significant for our patients, [insurance plan] members and others as well, and that’s the opioid epidemic.”…
JANET HURLEY, MD. Medical Director of Population Health at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System (Tyler, Texas) On the top challenge “It has been said that only 10 to 20 percent of what makes a person healthy is based on…
MATTHEW GIBSON, Phd. Chief Strategy Officer at Erlanger Health System (Chattanooga, Tenn.) On the top challenge “A study the governor commissioned and publicized [showed] diabetes, hypertension and heart disease as the leading need areas for the aggregate population across the…
ANGELO SINOPOLI, MD. Chief Clinical Officer of SC Health Company On the top challenge “The top health concerns in South Carolina are the chronic disease burden associated with obesity and underlying cardiovascular disease, as well as unmet behavioral health needs.…
JAMES FANALE, MD. President and CEO of Care New England (Providence, R.I.) On the top challenge Care New England’s “focus has been inward [amid financial struggles]. However, addressing the social determinants of health and ultimately improving outcomes is the most…
JAN BERGEN. President and CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. On the top challenge “The most pressing health concern facing our patients is accessibility to high quality, value-driven care that treats the entire person and focuses on health, not…