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Health Insurance in Aisle 3: Why a Grocery Chain is Working on Medicare

Health Populi

“You can trust us to help you find the right Medicare coverage for you and your lifestyle,” the tagline reads. It is, specifically, Midwest Heritage, Hy-Vee’s banking, insurance and investments subsidiary, that will implement the Medicare Aisle program. And now, what do we mean when we say “grocery store?”

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Out-of-Pocket and Prescription Drug Costs – Connecting Digital Health Dots at CES 2020

Health Populi

For overall healthcare reform, the plurality of Americans prefer improving the current system (that is, building on the Affordable Care Act) versus repealing and replacing the ACA or adopting a Medicare for All plan. This is the Triple Aim for Consumer Health — improve “my” health, enchant and engage “my” experience, and lower “my” costs.

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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. It was an early adopter of electronic health records and sponsored one of New York State's first health information exchanges. THE PROBLEM. USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. Today a broader definition may be applied: “the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.

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Oscar Health, Inc. Announces 2023 Culturally Competent Care Grant Recipients, Bolstering its Efforts to Support Rural and Hispanic and Latino Communities

Digital Health Global

MedHaul : A digital health solution and Certified B-Corp that enables safe, reliable, and inclusive transportation, with a deliberate emphasis on the most vulnerable and underserved populations. Our vision is to refactor health care to make good care cost less. At Oscar, we take this definition a step further.

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CVS Acquires Oak Street, Reports Strong 2022

Digital Health Wire

The general idea behind the acquisition is also the title of its snazzy investor presentation : Creating the Premier Medicare Value-Based Care Platform. Oak Street Health employs 600 primary care physicians across 169 clinics. It focuses on capitated primary care for Medicare Advantage and Medicare (59k at-risk patients).

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Aledade Closes $260M for VBC Enablement

Digital Health Wire

If we’re in a digital health funding rut, Aledade definitely missed the memo. Aledade’s 150+ VBC contracts cover more than 2M lives (including 1M Medicare Shared Savings Program, 250k Medicare Advantage), collectively controlling over $20B in total healthcare spending.