Still, those costs were almost entirely offset by members cutting back on healthcare visits, a common trend throughout the pandemic, CEO Joe Zubretsky said Thursday.
The biotech’s shot would become the first available to children under 6, the last remaining age group currently ineligible for vaccination.
Teladoc bought chronic care giant Livongo for $18.5 billion two years ago, but the asset’s waning value and external market factors triggered the massive goodwill impairment charge in the first quarter.
The payer’s CEO spoke Tuesday about concerns surrounding the implementation of the state’s new Medicaid prescription drug program, following news reports of members struggling to get access and approvals to needed medications.
Improving affordability, providing virtual care and boosting mental health offerings will be top priorities for U.S. employers over the next two years, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.
Whether or not telehealth visits result in duplicative care — a hot topic on the Hill as Congress debates future telemedicine regulation — could depend on if users have acute or chronic conditions, according to new research.
Improving affordability, providing virtual care and boosting mental-health offerings will be top priorities for U.S. employers over the next two years, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.
The now five-person office will assist CEO Sarah London in setting policy and working on the company’s enterprise agenda, London announced Tuesday on a call with investors.
Nurses at Stanford are the latest to wage an open-ended strike. Their demands for new contracts focus heavily on recruitment and retention of nursing staff amid nationwide shortages two years into COVID-19.
“I don’t think UnitedHealth’s offer to sell Change’s claims payment business is going to move the competition thermometer one degree,” said antitrust attorney David Balto.