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Solace Raises $60 Million To Establish Health Care Advocacy As A New Standard Of Care
Solace, a digital health platform that connects consumers with health advocates, raised $60 million. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from existing investors Craft Ventures, Inspired Capital […]
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Humana’s CenterWell Business Agrees To Acquire The Villages Health In Florida
CenterWell Senior Primary Care, a Humana business segment, agreed to acquire The Villages Health (TVH), a provider organization in north central Florida that serves 55,000 residents of The Villages retirement […]
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Integral Health Network Of Southern Arizona Achieves 12.1 Point Reduction In 2023 Medical Loss Ratio For Medicaid MCO Banner–University Family Care
Within one year of its launch, the Integral Health Network of Southern Arizona (IHNSA), a clinically integrated network (CIN), reduced the medical loss ratio (MLR) by 12.1 points for a […]
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Lucet Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire Emcara Health
Lucet, which provides tech-enabled behavioral health services to payers and provider organizations, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Emcara Health, a value-based medical group that provides home-based care to high-risk […]
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75% Of U.S. Health Care Organizations Increased Their IT Spending Last Year
Approximately 75% of surveyed U.S. health care provider organizations and payer organizations increased their spending on information technology (IT) in 2024. For both provider organizations and payers, the need for […]
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Suicide Risk Declined Up To 56% When Elements Of The Collaborative Care Model Were Included In Primary Care
Integrating all or some of the key elements of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) into primary care practice decreased suicide risk levels, attempts, and deaths, with reductions ranging from 25% […]
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Paytient Secures $40 Million From Trinity Capital To Fuel Market Expansion
Paytient, which provides health care payment solutions for consumers, secured a $40 million growth capital investment from Trinity Capital. The funding will support Paytient’s expansion into large group employer-sponsored plans, […]
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Three California Health Plans Unite On Multi-Plan Value-Based Health Care
Three California health plans are partnering on a statewide shared value-based payment (VBP) model that will include 10 provider organizations representing over 100 sites of care. The health plans—Aetna, Blue […]
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Medicare Innovation Center Models Cost $7.7 Billion In Aggregate, But Some Models Generated Savings
Medicare payment models tested by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) cost the federal government $7.7 billion, which included $6.4 billion in model net expenses and $1.3 billion […]
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CMS Innovation Center To End Four Payment Models Early
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last month that it is ending four Innovation Center models early: Primary Care First, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices, Making […]