Feb 25, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
56: For Giants football fans, it’s the number of the best linebacker in history, but for those in healthcare it’s a new indicator that virtual psych apps can work, as a reported 56% of patients stopped using Silvercloud for their anxiety or depression after 8 to 10 weeks, according to John Jesser, general manager for Amwell’s population health. Homeless Healthcare: CVS Health has invested ~$30 million to build affordable housing in several cities, the latest a 36-unit complex in the Denver area for individuals currently experiencing homelessness or physical, intellectual, and/or...
Feb 18, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
45: Percent of people who say technical issues interfered with their ability to effectively utilize telehealth services, according to a recent study conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and Social Science Research Solutions. For many of us, it’s because we can’t remember our passwords, but for rural and older populations, there are more barriers, including lack of broadband internet access. Roughly 4 in 10 report these obstacles compared to 2 in 10 among younger people and those who live in cities. Some Medicaid and MA plans have started covering broadband as a benefit, like Humana’s...
Feb 4, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
40%: Proportion of MVP Health Care’s Medicaid members who have not seen a primary care provider in the last 18 months. To change this, MVP, a health plan with members in New York and Vermont, recently launched a bilingual app for its Medicaid members that will connect them with primary and specialty care. The health plan partnered with Galileo, a tech-driven medical group, to create the virtual offering as a way to help members access services despite impediments many of them face, including transportation and language barriers. Dog On It Ortho: Orthopedic specialists and some health...
Jan 28, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
62: The percentage of consumers who are not familiar with value-based care, according to a recent study conducted by EmblemHealth. The health plan surveyed 970 consumers online in 2021 and found that more than half were not familiar with the concept at all, and only 25% of those familiar with VBC could correctly define the model. My own bride, who occasionally has to listen to me carry on about all things value, thought it had something to do with vouchers for supplies for people who stop smoking or lower cholesterol. If the healthcare system wants to truly move toward value-based payment...
Jan 21, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
One: The number of people out of 4 who have a chronic musculoskeletal condition, such as arthritis, back and neck pain and osteoporosis, according to data from insurer Highmark. These conditions collectively account for 50% of medical spending and so Highmark’s Well360 program is providing self-funded employer group members access to wearable FDA-listed motion sensors that give real-time feedback through their exercise sessions. Born Free: The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, could not have predicted this - BCBS of Massachusetts members now have access to childbirth services through a free-standing...
Jan 14, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
73: The percent of 20- to 35-year-olds in our poll of 652 consumers this month who say they don’t see themselves ever getting a colonoscopy and, for about 40 percent, the idea of the at-home test Cologuard “seems” like a better option, while a not-so-surprising 30 percent expect there to be an easier solution by the time they need to be screened for colon cancer. “There isn’t a pill yet? If not, there will be” says 27-year-old Caylee Parker of Springfield MA. Remove The Blues: Minnesota Blue is removing preapproval requirements for its commercial and Medicare members needing partial...
