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3 Takeaways from the Rise of Virtual-First Health Plans
Payers and self-insured employers, who cover more than 100 million Americans, have been rapidly developing so-called “virtual-first” health plans. Self-insured employers can’t sustain the average 6% annual health plan cost increase they have been seeing and need to find ways to better engage employees and providers in ways to deliver low-cost, high-quality care.
Oak Street’s RubiconMD Acquisition to Drive Virtual Specialty Care
The recent acquisition of RubiconMD by Oak Street Health will enable the value-based primary care disruptor to add virtual specialty care to its service offerings.
Walmart, Transcarent Team Up to Woo Self-Insured Employers
Walmart recently partnered with the consumer-facing health care platform Transcarent to provide low-cost prescription drugs, telehealth, optical and other services to self-insured employers.
Fact Sheet: AHA Priorities for Budget Reconciliation Package to Support America’s Hospitals and Health Systems
It is imperative that Congress invest in America’s hospitals and health systems to ensure
that the nation’s health care needs can be met today and into the future. The AHA supports
investments in infrastructure, such as the health care workforce, behavioral health, the
accessibility and affordability of health care coverage, emergency preparedness and the health
care supply chain, telehealth and cybersecurity, among other areas.
Digital Strategies Stall as Disruptors Advance
In the marathon that the COVID-19 pandemic has become, hospitals and health systems set a brisk early pace in transforming digitally. Telehealth services scaled rapidly as organizations adopted clinically integrated digital strategies and shifted how and where they deliver services. That momentum, however, has stalled as telehealth use dramatically leveled off since the pandemic’s peak, according to the Kaufman Hall 2021 Healthcare Consumerism Survey.
Studies Find That Remote Monitoring Advanced Care During Pandemic
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has been a key component of value-based strategies like hospital-at-home and in certain specialties like palliative care, as well as managing patients with chronic diseases. Only recently have large-scale studies surfaced that measure the impact of RPM programs during the current health crisis. The findings from this research could help hospitals and health systems going forward as they continue efforts to reduce costs and improve outcomes.
Episode #6: Rural health care and price transparency | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
On September 9, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., ranking member of Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke with AHA Board Chair, Rod Hochman, M.D., president and CEO of Providence about building trust in COVID-19 vaccines, rural health and the importance of telehealth, and price transparency.
Alexa, What Is Your Future in Health Care?
Amazon has a huge desire to disrupt health care, and one of its most powerful weapons in this effort is an unassuming device that has gained unrivaled access to consumers. The Echo smart speaker platform and Alexa artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant now reside in more than 50 million U.S. homes and Amazon says it has about 70% of the voice-assistant market.
Primary Care at Medicare Rates: One Startup’s Recipe for Expansion
Carbon Health, a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2015, has a simple but audacious goal: to become the largest provider of primary care services in the U.S. Whether it ever approaches that goal, there’s no question that the omnichannel provider is attracting investors’ attention with its unusual model.
3 Things We Learned from the HIMSS Global Conference
The recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Conference gave tech firms, pharmacy retailers and provider organizations a chance to share insights about digital advances and how they may impact future health care delivery. Here’s what caught our attention during last week’s event.