Here are five partnerships payers recently struck with providers, technology companies and others.
1. Jersey City, N.J.-based insurance startup Clover Health is partnering with Nashville, Tenn.-based Thyme Care to collaborate on cancer care for underserved seniors.
2. A partnership between Aetna and ACES is increasing members' access to value-based autism spectrum disorder care.
3. CareFirst of Maryland and Highmark announced Union Blue, a collaborative health plan tailored for labor unions and their members.
4. Leon Medical Centers Health Plans, a part of Cigna, is partnering with HCA East Florida to make the network accessible for approximately 40,000 Medicare Advantage members.
5. A collaborative effort between Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health Plan and technology solutions company Cognizant has led the insurer to be one of the first to comply with CMS' new interoperability mandate.