A look at the progress toward value-based care in mental health
Behavioral health has lagged behind in the shift to value-based care, and a new paper from experts at Cigna outlines...
Nutrition counseling startups Fay, Berry Street each score $50M
Two startups that aim to make it easier for consumers to connect with dietitians and nutrition counseling each raised $50...
CFPB shakeup leaves medical debt reform in limbo
The fate of a Biden-era rule that would keep medical debt from consumers’ credit reports is up in the air...
Teladoc Health acquires virtual preventive care company for $65M
Teladoc Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire virtual preventive care company Catapult Health to bolster the early detection...
Cigna unveils initiatives aimed at improving customer experience
Cigna is officially kicking off a multiyear effort designed to “meaningfully” change the experience of its members. Executives alluded to...
UnitedHealth estimates 190M people impacted by Change hack
Change Healthcare now estimates that 190 million people were affected in the massive cyberattack that took down its services nearly...
Learnings from Indiana’s behavioral health system overhaul
The U.S. is in the throes of a mental health crisis. Deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide more than doubled between 2000...
Paul Mango, former HHS official and Trump adviser, dies
Paul Mango, a senior health official during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term who was a member of Trump’s current transition...
Biden names Ozempic, Wegovy for price negotiation program
The Biden administration unveiled its list of 15 drugs, which include GLP-1 drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, for the second...
Big 3 PBMs generated $7.3B from specialty generic markups
CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx dramatically mark up specialty generic drugs to affiliated pharmacies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
