Aetna created a social isolation index to measure each member's loneliness, as social isolation has been linked with negative health behaviors and other illnesses, the insurer said Nov. 13.
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The resignation of Patrick Conway, MD, as CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina after an alcohol-related car accident is "a major setback, both for Blue Cross NC and for those battling addiction nationwide," a former U.S. representative…
Health Care Service Corp., the parent company of several Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, launched a campaign Oct. 29 to help uninsured or underinsured Americans access coverage.
Healthcare systems around the world vary widely in their operations and challenges, but most share similar evolutionary pressures that can be addressed on a global scale using four guiding principles, according to Dave Chokshi, MD.
Between December 2017 and June 2019, more than a million children were no longer enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, according to census data analyzed by The New York Times.
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A New Quest Diagnostics health trends report that most primary care physicians fear chronic pain patients will resort to illicit drugs if they don't have access to prescription opiods.
One in 2 millennials have left a job for mental health reasons, according to a survey conducted by Mind Share Partners, a mental health nonprofit.
Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota's innovation program Community Connect aims to address patients' social determinants of health needs. With multiple entry points, patients and families can enroll in the program through proactive screenings during appointments, direct clinician referrals and family self-referrals.
America's uninsured rate is on the rise, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Hospital stays for children in some of Cincinnati's poorest and unhealthiest neighborhoods fell under a new population health initiative to narrow equity gaps, according to a report published in Health Affairs.