Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) long-standing home- and community-based focus served the insurer well in Q2 2020 — a quarter dominated by the COVID-19 emergency. The coronavirus pushed more senior care into the home, boosting business for Louisville, Kentucky-based health insurance giant. As a result, the insurer doubled down on home-based care initiatives in Q2 2020 and […]
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Health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has spent the past few years adding to its health care services portfolio while aggressively investing around a home-based care strategy. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company has now revealed its latest step in that direction. On Wednesday, Humana announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership with Heal, the in-home primary […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a number of new leadership appointments on Tuesday. The agency’s leadership shakeup includes naming a new chief medical officer, a role that had been vacant since Dr. Kate Goodrich joined Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) in March. Dr. Lee Fleisher will take over as CMS’s CMO […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is adding to its multifaceted, home-focused COVID-19 response strategy. The Louisville, Kentucky-based health and well-being company announced two new COVID-19 testing programs on Tuesday, supported by collaborations with Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) and LabCorp (NYSE: LH). Humana has been aggressively responding to the national emergency since early March, […]
While the coronavirus has strained the U.S. health care system, it has also helped divert tens of millions of dollars into the in-home care space. DispatchHealth is the latest example of that trend. On Tuesday, Denver, Colorado-based DispatchHealth announced it landed $135.8 million in growth capital, with Optum Ventures leading the Series C round. Since […]
The COVID-19 virus should spur a new global payment system that unlocks the capabilities of home-based care for a wider range of patients, Humana (NYSE: HUM) executives argued in a new op-ed published Thursday. That payment system would encourage a greater use of home-based care services, allow more patients to be eligible for them and […]
Count Humana Inc.’s chief medical officer (NYSE: HUM) among those who think the coronavirus is accelerating the U.S. health care system’s shift toward the home. Since the COVID-19 outbreak began to ramp up in March, the Louisville, Kentucky-based insurance giant has seen a substantial demand for all sorts of in-home care services, including telehealth-powered primary […]
Doubling down on its efforts around social determinants of health and expanding access to telehealth services are just some of the ways Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has attempted to address the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. The company has also contributed roughly $50 million to national relief initiatives via the Humana Foundation. “We are committed […]
Federal policymakers, home health providers, insurers and other health care stakeholders continue to call attention to the benefits of telehealth amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak. But actions speak louder than words. Last week, the U.S. Senate approved an $8.3 billion bill targeting the COVID-19 virus. In addition to emergency funding, the bill stripped away certain […]
Finding new ways to address the social determinants of health has become somewhat of a calling card for Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). This time around, the company announced a new program that reimburses health systems for referring Medicare Advantage members to social services. Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana is both a payer and in-home care provider. Its […]
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