How Payers Use Tech to Support Healthcare Transformation
Executives at the ViVE Payer Insights event earlier this year discussed prior authorization, AI, value-based care and the role of tech to help achieve their goals.
Shifting the Payer Landscape with Health Tech
A new eBook from HLTH and MedCity News captures how health insurers and their partners are using health tech to improve the patient experience, hea
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Where Does the Industry Stand on Virtual-First Health Plans?
During a recent webinar, industry leaders agreed that virtual-first health plans have significant potential to cut costs and improve members’ experiences — if executed well. They also noted that employers are more willing than ever to adopt these types of plans.
Payer’s Place: Dr. Matthew Hurford, UPMC Health Plan
How UPMC Health Plan is taking steps in providing better behavioral health support.
How to Ensure Health Equity Isn’t Just a Buzzword
Some healthcare organizations have reduced health equity to a buzzword, using the phrase superficially without a true commitment to dismantling systemic barriers. During a webinar, two industry leaders — AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld and Emory Healthcare Chief Transformation Officer Amaka Eneanya — discussed why this approach must be avoided and explored how leaders can do better.
Payer’s Place: Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPHIL, Elevance Health
Elevance Health is finding ways to connect with the community in order to achieve better health equity.
At ViVE 2024, Panelists Share Prior Authorization Progress and Frustration in Payer Insights Program
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
Employers Need To Ramp Up their Menopause Solutions, Exec Says
Women are in need of more menopause support through their employers, but many are reluctant to talk about it because of the stigma, said Alicia Jackson, CEO and founder of Evernow, during a panel discussion at HLTH.
Medicaid Startups: Beware of the Healthcare Dabblers When Looking for Investors, Expert Says
Investors who dabble in healthcare are a "red flag," and startups in the Medicaid space should avoid these investors, said Adaeze Enekwechi, operating partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe, during a panel discussion at HLTH 2023.
Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney, Alignment Health
CEO of Alignment Health joins the Payer's Place and details how the growth of Medicare Advantage will only help patients in the future.
Payer’s Place: Don Antonucci, Providence Health Plan
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer's Place and addresses the future of payment models.
Unlocking Transparency in PBM Pricing
The TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development.
Payer’s Place: Carrie Kincaid, Priority Health
Carrie Kincaid, Senior Vice President, Market Development at Priority Health discusses how Priority Health is addressing the gaps in rural healthcare.
Why 2 CEOs Are Clamoring For New Primary Care Payment Models
Fee-for-services payment models in the primary care ecosystem are doing a poor job of keeping Americans healthy and reducing the nation’s massive amount of healthcare spending, two CEOs of primary care companies said during a recent webinar. They argued that stakeholders in the primary care space need to come together to support more value-based care arrangements to reduce costs, advance population health and improve the patient experience.
Payer’s Place: Peter Long, Blue Shield of California
Peter Long of Blue Shield of California discusses how they focus on member experience and ways to improve their overall healthcare needs.
Payer’s Place: David Calabrese
OptumRx's Chief Clinical Officer shares his insights on the latest developments and trends he's seen in the healthcare industry.
Expanding Health Equity into Technology: A Preview of the Techquity Conversation at ViVE
The newly launched Techquity for Health Coalition from the HLTH Foundation will share findings from its first national survey of techquity at the conference. Healthcare leaders will also discuss on ways to improve health tech design, tech literacy, accessibility, workforce equity, patient trust, and equitable use of data.