April has seen a slew of executive hires, promotions and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Aledade, Humana and Zimmer Biomet named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Novo Nordisk and UnityPoint Health.

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March has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Flare Capital Partners, SCAN Group and Advocate Health named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Oracle, Takeda and Blue Shield of California.

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Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan has launched a program that gives eligible new parents in San Diego County baby supplies and incentives to support postpartum and infant care.

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With federal PBM reform stalled, states like California are stepping up with laws like SB 41 to boost transparency and lower drug costs.

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Through a new tool, Blue Shield of California members can now be notified when a clinician begins an e-prescription and view lower-cost alternatives.

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Through a new partnership, Zocdoc’s technology has been embedded within Blue Shield of California’s “Find a Doctor” feature. Members can now log in and find real-time availability of providers in their network and book appointments within a 90-day window directly through the insurer’s website.

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March has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, providers like Providence and Geisinger have appointed new C-suite leaders, and companies like Blue Shield of California and Evernorth have undergone CEO exits. There were also layoffs at organizations including HHS, Blue Cross of Idaho and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

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Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

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Here are nine notable announcements shared at the HLTH conference held this week in Las Vegas.

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During HLTH 2024, Blue Shield of California and Salesforce announced a partnership that will streamline the prior authorization process.

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Blue Shield of California members can now access the Blue Zones Challenge App, which guides users to adopt the lifestyle habits of people in blue zones— regions known for longer, healthier lives.

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Blue Shield of California unveiled its new Member Health Record on Wednesday. It allows members to access their health information in one place within the insurer’s app or website.

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During a fireside chat hosted by MedCity News at ViVE, Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich discussed the company’s decision to largely move away from CVS Caremark as its PBM and partner with several other companies.

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[Sponsored] The Payer Insights Program at ViVE 2024, in partnership with MedCity News, kicks off day one at the event. This new immersive program will focus on the impact of rising healthcare costs, recent regulatory changes, and innovative payer solutions for optimizing data insights, minimizing costs, and expanding access to care.

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Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is working with the GED Testing Service to help members earn a General Educational Development (GED) diploma for no cost. Members can register online and gain access to GED study materials in both English and Spanish.

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Blue Shield of California is now offering Mahmee, a maternal health company, to eight employer groups. It comes after a successful pilot in which Mahmee served 80 members.

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FOLX Health is now in-network with insurers, including Blue Shield of California. The company serves the LGBTQIA+ community and offers virtual primary care, one-on-one therapy, mental health medication management, hormone replacement therapy, pre-exposure prophylaxis and care navigation.

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Blue Shield of California recently switched up its pharmacy benefit model by distributing responsibilities to several different vendors. The model has the potential to increase drug costs, but it remains to be seen, according to Creagh Milford, SVP of retail health at CVS Health.

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Blue Shield of California is cutting many of its ties with CVS Caremark (though not all) and adding four additional partners for its prescription drug benefits. These partners include Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon Pharmacy. The changes are needed to disrupt the current broken system, said Salina Wong, senior director of clinical pharmacy programs at Blue Shield of California.

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[Sponsored] Peter Long of Blue Shield of California discusses how they focus on member experience and ways to improve their overall healthcare needs.

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Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

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Paul Markovich believes in the value of health tech in managing both chronic diseases and in general health and wellness. In this episode, he talks about the company’s Wellvolution platform and the digital tools that are offered there to members, now even to those on Medicaid.

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Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution platform includes programs for mental health, diabetes reversal, addiction and nutrition. Last month, the payer made the platform available to its Medi-Cal members, a process that took two years.

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Virta is available this month to all Blue Shield of California members enrolled in preferred provider organization plans for individual and family, fully insured, self funded and Medicare Advantage. The payer has been working with Virta since 2019 when the digital health company joined Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution, a platform of digital lifestyle apps.

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Blue Shield of California’s new health plan, Virtual Blue, gives members virtual access to primary care through Accolade and virtual access to specialty care through TeleMed2U. If needed, they can also receive in-person care through the payer’s PPO network.

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The companies will build their claims processing platform on Google Cloud’s infrastructure, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. The goal of the collaboration is to improve patient and provider experience and reduce spending on administrative processes.

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Cigna Ventures and Blue Shield of California contributed to a funding round for Cricket Health, a startup that provides services to help patients identify chronic kidney disease and get support in treatment. The investment was led by Valtruis, a firm that invests in value-based care companies.

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Blue Shield of California is partnering with digital health startup GYANT to roll out Covid-19 screening tools to hospitals in its network for free. Hospitals can deploy the tool on their websites, without having to integrate it with their health record systems.

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Blue Shield of California is waiving out-of-pocket costs for members accessing telehealth services through Teladoc. The change will apply to members of its commercial plans.

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Accolade, a platform designed to boost employee engagement with their health benefits, filed preliminary paperwork for an IPO. The company plans to be listed on Nasdaq as ACCD

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