High MLRs inspire insurers to focus on quality improvements

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Friday, February 26, 2021 Friday, February 26, 2021 Digital Subscription Required High MLRs inspire insurers to focus on quality improvements Lack of member utilization has left Medicaid managed-care organizations facing additional high risk-corridor expenses from states. That's boosting efforts to treat social determinants to improve their medical loss ratios. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Cigna's MDLive acquisition could foster virtual-first plan development, analysts say Cigna announced on Friday it will acquire telehealth provider MDLive, as more insurers launch plans that require members to schedule virtual visits before seeing their physician in-person. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Universal Health Services lost $67 million in cyberattack recovery Universal Health Services lost $67 million from a September cyberattack that caused the company to take its U.S. IT networks offline. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Genomics firms taking advantage of SPACs trend to go public faster Special-purpose acquisition companies, once considered the province of scam artists and shady dealers, are the latest trend to hit public markets and the scientific world as companies seek to go public more quickly and avoid some of the disadvantages of a traditional initial public offering of stock. Read More > Digital Subscription Required UPMC's patient volumes stabilize, boosting 2020 profits The Pittsburgh, Pa.-based academic health system reported an $836 million operating income in 2020. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Healthcare earnings reports from the fourth quarter of 2020 Earnings reports from providers, insurers and health technology companies for the three months ended Dec. 31. Read More > SPONSORED CONTENT Connect with Us Stay Connected “Join the conversation with Modern Healthcare through our social media pages” Feedback or questions? Contact Us Email Editor | Customer Service | Advertise with Us   This email was sent to chunduri22.covid@blogger.com To ensure delivery of our newsletters to your inbox, please add modernhealthcare@CrainAlerts.com to your address book. Manage My Account | Unsubscribe   © 2020 Modern Healthcare 150 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 United States Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions