BARRY RONAN. President and CEO of Western Maryland Health System (Cumberland) On the top challenge “Social determinants of health are our greatest concern.” On the hospital’s response “WMHS has implemented many approaches to value-based care, and a number of population…
Health Equity
Humana increased the number of "healthy days" its employees experience by 1.8 million since 2012 under its "Bold Goal" project.
Milwaukee-based Wheaton Franciscan-St. Joseph Hospital, part of Ascension Wisconsin, will stop providing surgical and inpatient medical care as part of a long-term plan to shore up finances and transform the hospital's role in the primarily low-income neighborhood, reports the Milwaukee…
Most Americans who purchase health insurance through the ACA marketplace are satisfied with the coverage options available, but a number of them also experienced difficulties when attempting to renew or buy coverage, according to a March poll by the Kaiser…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield expanded its partnership with Lyft to give plan enrollees rides to their neighborhood Walgreens and CVS pharmacies, as part of a new company known as the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute.
Advertisement
Stephen Lockhart, MD, PhD. CMO of Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.). Dr. Lockhart, an anesthesiologist, brings 30-plus years of experience to his role as CMO of Sutter Health, a position he assumed in 2014. During his tenure, he designed and implemented…
The number of African-Americans in the District of Columbia who died of opioid overdoses more than tripled between 2014 and 2017, according to numbers from the district's Office of the Medical Examiner cited by NPR.
Healthcare coverage gains due to the ACA's Medicaid expansion were weakened in nonexpansion states for households likely including people with undocumented immigration status, suggests a study published by Health Affairs.
For all the news coverage the opioid crisis has garnered over the past year, one of the most prevalent sources and at-risk groups has been significantly overlooked.
Independence will become one of the first Blue plans in the U.S. to remove members' cost-sharing responsibilities for injectable and nasal spray opioid overdose treatment.