Five years ago this week, the COVID-19 pandemic threw our world into chaos. But that chaos also sparked an opportunity and a drive to accelerate innovation, through leveraging artificial intelligence with clinical knowledge in unprecedented ways. The results of these Covid-driven efforts have led to a fuller understanding of our community’s health, enabling the initiation of care further upstream and enhancing management of resources and costs in ways benefiting both patients and providers.
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Zing Health & Strive Health Expand Access to Value-Based Kidney Care
What You Should Know:
- Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, and Zing Health, a leading Medicare Advantage insurer, have announced the expansion of their existing partnership to deliver specialized kidney care to all eligible members across Zing’s geographical footprint.
- Strive will now support Zing members in Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi and continue coverage in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Through this expanded partnership, Strive is
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Deerhold & HSBlox Combine Price Transparency & VBC Platforms for Enhanced Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- HSBlox, a leading technology platform for value-based care (VBC) contract management and administration that operationalizes complex contracts, enables transparency, and simplifies communication between stakeholders, and Deerhold, a company offering advanced healthcare data management and solutions to support healthcare price transparency and compliance, today announced a partnership to combine their respective best-in-class capabilities to equip health plans,
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How Health Tech is Minimizing the Dangers of Silicate Fibers
Tiny threads from harmful materials continue to remain a wellness threat, especially at building sites and shipyards. When disturbed, these drift through the air unnoticed. Over time, breathing in these particles causes serious pulmonary damage. Unfortunately, traditional methods take too long to spot these specks. This leaves workers and others exposed for long durations. Luckily, newer solutions are stepping in to resolve this issue.
Understanding Exposure
Strands from toxic compounds
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Medicaid Expansion Cuts Threaten $80B Loss for Healthcare Providers
What You Should Know:
- A new analysis by the Urban Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, reveals that healthcare providers in 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility would face significant financial losses if federal funding for Medicaid expansion programs is cut.
- The potential drop in federal support could lead to nearly 11 million people losing health insurance coverage, triggering an $80B reduction in revenue for healthcare providers by
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My Patient, an Asian Male Like Me, Wanted to Know Cancer Outcomes for Patients Like Him. Ten Years Later, Are We There Yet?
Improving outcomes for cancer patients starts with answering a simple question: Do our data and tools reflect the people we treat? Nearly a decade ago, I worked with a patient, a 50-year-old Asian male, who was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer during his first screening colonoscopy. He had just undergone surgery, and, as his medical oncologist, I recommended chemotherapy – the standard of care. He was adamantly opposed, prioritizing his active lifestyle and busy work and travel
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MassHealth Taps PointClickCare for Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform
What You Should Know:
- PointClickCare, a healthcare technology platform, and MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program launches a new Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform.
- The statewide initiative aims to improve the efficiency and coordination of behavioral health care by streamlining referral processes, enhancing communication between providers, and providing real-time visibility into inpatient psychiatric bed availability.
Addressing Behavioral Health
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UMass Chan Medical School and Curai Health Partner to Provide Virtual Care for COVID-19 and Flu Study Participants
What You Should Know:
- UMass Chan Medical School and Curai Health, a provider of virtual care solutions, today announced a partnership to provide free virtual care visits to participants enrolled in the STOP COVID-19 research study.
- The collaboration aims to enhance access to care for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 or influenza and contribute to a better understanding of home-based testing for these viruses.
STOP COVID-19 Study
The STOP COVID-19 study, funded by
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InStride Health Expands Access to Pediatric Anxiety and OCD Treatment in Massachusetts and Connecticut
What You Should Know:
- InStride Health, a provider of specialized pediatric mental healthcare, announced a significant expansion of its services in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The company's innovative virtual care program for anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is now available as an in-network benefit for Aetna customers in these states.
- The partnership provides over 90% of commercially insured individuals in Massachusetts and Connecticut with access to InStride
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Expands Diabetes Care and Support for Members
What You Should Know:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) today announced expanded care options and support for members with diabetes.
- This partnership expands Blue Cross's existing suite of virtual care options for diabetes management, which also includes Virta Health, Teladoc, and Omada.
Virtual Care Options and Pilot Program Aim to Improve Health Outcomes
Blue Cross is partnering with Onduo, a virtual care solution that helps patients manage type 1 or type 2
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