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State Comptroller Kevin Lembo shares his support for a public option health insurance program at a November news conference. Behind him are Rep. Sean Scanlon (left) and House Speaker Matthew Ritter.
In November, two months before Connecticut’s General Assembly convened for the 2021 regular session, lawmakers stood under the portico at the front of the state Capitol and pledged to tackle the cost of health care and access to medical services, mainly through a public option bill.
Three months later, on the same day he released his biennial budget proposal, Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled his own legislation aimed at addressing health care reform that included an annual cap on prescription drug costs.
As demand for telehealth grew, payers accelerated their development of telehealth-first plans. Now that several have launched, it is clear that bringing these plans to market requires added effort on the part of payers, but they are here to stay.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Collaborates with Ariadne Labs and UMass Memorial Health to Launch TeamBirth, an Initiative to Improve Maternal Care
Initiative will work to improve well-being of mothers across New England through stronger communication and shared decision-making
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WELLESLEY, Mass. and WORCESTER, Mass., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care today announced a new collaboration aimed at improving maternal health and well-being across New England. Through a collaboration with Ariadne Labs and UMass Memorial Health, TeamBirth, a clinically proven care process innovation pioneered by Ariadne Labs will initially launch at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Leominster and UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester this May. Lessons from this collaboration will be used to establish TeamBirth as a standard of care that benefits people giving birth across New England.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Launches Two Virtual Health Plans In New Hampshire
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MANCHESTER, N.H., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Harvard Pilgrim Health Care today announced the launch of two virtual health plans, SimplyVirtual
SM and Virtual Choice
SM, in New Hampshire. These innovative models for health care give members access to virtual visits with primary care providers (PCPs) and care team support through its existing partner, Doctor On Demand. Both SimplyVirtual
SM and Virtual Choice
SM and Virtual Choice
SM are the first virtual primary care plans offered by Harvard Pilgrim in New Hampshire.
Massachusetts is in the midst of a high-stakes campaign to vaccinate 4.1 million adults in an effort to bring an end to a pandemic that has sickened hundreds of thousands and caused more than 17,300 deaths in the state.