These new ventures extend upon agilon health’s attempts to enhance and accelerate the increase of risk-based versions of maintenance in key geographies throughout the nation by introducing a comprehensive working platform for integrated delivery and payment. [Read more…]

Orthopedic patients May now schedule their own appointments with Physicians and physician assistants in six Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) places. By clicking’Schedule an Appointment’ on the home page of their clinic’s site, www.rushortho.com, patients may select initial available or the most convenient appointment times for engaging clinicians. For individuals who favor conventional scheduling by telephone, this alternative will be accessible. [Read more…]

Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) Published results based on The paid claims data of 1.8 million U.S. workers of their HTA member-owners and their relatives. The study consists of the indirect effect of COVID-19 on non-COVID-19-related pharmaceutical and medical usage and prices from January to October 2020 in comparison to January to October 2019. The entire report can be obtained here: [Read more…]

Magnolia Health, in collaboration with its parent company, Centene Corporation, has recognized Dr. Angel Johnson of Hattiesburg Clinic – Purvis Family Practice Clinic with a national award for clinical excellence. [Read more…]

Chubb has announced two new leadership appointments for its North America Financial Lines division. [Read more…]

Leigh Anne Sherman has been appointed Division President of ESIS, a Chubb company, and a leading third-party claims administrator. [Read more…]

In 2008, Superior HealthPlan partnered with Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to become the first managed care organization in the country to provide statewide health care for children and youth in foster care. [Read more…]

Meridian in Michigan and the Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education™ have announced the Centene Institute Youth Impact Award for Vaping Prevention, a curriculum and contest for adolescents ages 14 through 19 to raise awareness about vaping, e-cigarette use and prevention. [Read more…]

(“Gateway Health”), a leading managed care company specializing in caring for its”overall health” of its associates, and Bridges Health Partners LLC, a Clinically Integrated Network, today announced that they have entered an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) partnership. [Read more…]

Gravie, the leader in defined contribution health benefits, today announced the hiring of Thomas Sass as vice president of business development. [Read more…]

Banjo Health, a startup pioneer in AI-driven prior approval solutions, has signed a philosophical arrangement with ELMCRx Solutions, LLC, a pharmacy benefits management and cost containment company located in Pennsylvania, to improve existing prior approval reporting and management procedures via smart, clinician-focused solutions. [Read more…]

eHealth, Inc. and an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm, have entered into a binding agreement to make a $225 million investment in the Company by purchasing convertible preferred stock. [Read more…]

The Health Transformation Alliance (HTA)has reached a major milestone in 2020. In the four years since the HTA was formed, the cooperative has saved its member companies $1 billion in healthcare costs. [Read more…]

Built In announced recently that GoHealth was honored in its 2021 Best Places To Work Awards. Specifically, GoHealth earned a place on 100 Best Places to Work in Chicago. The annual awards include companies of all sizes, from startups to the enterprise, nationally and in the eight largest tech markets. [Read more…]

The transformational company formerly known as MyMedicalShopper has completed its rebranding as Talon. [Read more…]

Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), the nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products, has acquired CSG Actuarial (“CSG”), the industry’s foremost quoting technology platform and data solution for the senior health and life insurance marketplace. [Read more…]

The Fedeli Group, one of Ohio’s largest independent employee benefits and risk management consulting firms, has acquired KAZ Company, an Independence, Ohio based brokerage firm focused on Medicare education and service. [Read more…]