Thanks to the COVID-19 vaccination, millions of Americans are getting back to normal this summer, visiting family, shopping at local businesses, and visiting their favorite beaches and parks. Despite this, racial disparities in our country’s healthcare recovery continue. The two prominent AHIP executives, Bruce Broussard and Matt Eyles opine vaccines to most vulnerable, appointing black medical leaders, health plans’ access immunization records coupled with focused and and impactful nationwide policies will help improve health equity.
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A new venture comes to aid of Independent Physician Practices
Independent physician practices in North Carolina will now get support from a payer as they adapt to value-based care. A joint venture has been launched by Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Deerfield Management Company of New York to help independent medical practices stay afloat and make the transition to value-based care. The venture to focus on reducing administrative costs, care coordination and contracting.
Read more at DistilINFO HealthplanScan Health has a new plan for Homeless Seniors’ wellbeing
Keeping in mind 161000 homeless individuals in California, SCAN Health Plan is establishing a new medical group called Healthcare in Action. It offers healthcare and other services to homeless people. The focus of the payer will be on delivering “street medicine” to older individuals, who make up one of the fastest-growing parts of the unhoused population.
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