A large commercial insurer’s decision to cover a controversial class of software-based treatments for psychiatric and other conditions could prove to be a landmark moment in the development of these so-called prescription digital therapeutics, which until now had been unable to secure coverage from insurers skeptical that the new technologies are as effective as their makers claim.
The new "Food as Medicine" program is part of a multi-year partnership between Anthem Blue Cross, I-Heart media, Food Forward, Common Threads, Chicas Verdes, and the L.A. Sparks to combat food insecurity and improve health in marginalized communities.
Keck Medicine of USC has taken a big step to improve disparate treatment in medicine by hiring its first ever chief officer of diversity and inclusion.
When granted anonymity in focus groups, physicians let their guards down and shared opinions consistent with experiences of many people with disabilities.
The U.S. Justice Department has sent requests to CVS Health Corp. and Signify Health Inc. for additional information related to CVS's proposed acquisition of the home-healthcare company.