Friday, October 8, 2021: Payers

Optum and SSM Health unveiled a new partnership to address the accessibility and affordability of health care. The partnership will encompass numerous areas including inpatient care management, revenue cycle management, and digital transformation. SSM and...

Friday, October 8, 2021: Health IT

Teladoc announced it is making its virtual primary care pilot, Primary360, broadly available to commercial health plans, employers, and other benefits sponsors nationwide. Several large companies are already using the Primary360 service. Starting early next year it...

Friday, October 8, 2021: D.C. News

The Senate voted 50-48 to lift the debt limit until December after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reached a deal. The Senate amended the House bill, which passed 219-212, replacing a longer debt ceiling suspension with a $480...

Thursday, October 7, 2021: Mental Health

Mindy Klowden, senior director at Third Horizon Strategies, has authored a blog exploring promising solutions to addressing behavioral health workforce shortages. Many people in need of mental health and/or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment do not receive care,...