Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health CEO David Holmberg said during a panel discussion Tuesday all Highmark health insurance members should have access to Pittsburgh-based UPMC specialty hospitals regardless of their insurance carrier, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Health Equity
Bernard Tyson. Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.). Mr. Tyson became CEO of Kaiser Permanente in 2013 and added the role of chairman in 2014. During his 30-plus year tenure at Kaiser Permanente — which has an annual operating…
Lloyd Dean. President and CEO of Dignity Health (San Francisco). In 2000, Mr. Dean joined Dignity Health, the fifth largest health system in the U.S. serving 22 states. Mr. Dean’s commitment to achieving health equity for all is evident throughout his…
The All of Us Research Program partnered with 14 national medical societies and community groups to support its recruitment efforts, the program announced Nov. 16.
Twenty-two health insurers scored a 95 percent or higher on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index 2018.
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Leaders from 16 of the nation's largest health insurers on Wednesday signed a letter endorsing evidence-based national standards for addiction treatment, stating that addiction deserves to be treated with the same urgency and respect as cancer and diabetes, according to…
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is partnering with 23andMe to establish a cohort of patients to participate in research related to Parkinson's disease, according to a Genome Web report.
Approximately 27.5 million nonelderly Americans did not have health insurance in 2016, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy was detained Oct. 26 after she crossed an immigration checkpoint to undergo gallbladder surgery at Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children's Hospital, according to the NPR.
One health insurer held at least half of the market share in 169 of 389 metropolitan areas, according to an American Medical Association study.