Susan Morse
'A comprehensive consumer-facing digital strategy built around telehealth will be a requirement for providers,' says Guidehouse Partner Dr. Chuck Peck.
Government and Phlow Corp. are developing a prioritized list of active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines critically needed by health systems.
The overall satisfaction score for commercial health plans was 719 on a 1,000-point scale, among the lowest of all industries evaluated by J.D. Power.
During the pandemic, health plans face a reduced ability to risk-adjust their members and close gaps in care.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma gave no timetable, but the agency said reopening would only happen in phase three.
The public and private partnership includes the Department of Defense to enable faster distribution.
UnitedHealth Group will maintain control over the protected health data and will manage opt-in and consent requirements.
The plan is available at a lower premium than standard PPO plans, and offers a specialist referral process.
America's Health Insurance Plans is also promoting the continued widespread adoption and use of telemedicine.
Phases 2 and 3 of vaccine clinical trials are expected by early summer and their success will be known by early winter, Fauci says.