Budgeting
The return of deferred care will increase utilization and health spending, as will investment in new technologies.
According to CMS, it's the largest funding allocation the agency has made available for navigator grants to date.
Telehealth, work-from-home arrangements and other swift changes have paved a path forward to renewed financial health.
Targets for investment include the Strategic National Stockpile, the CDC, and mental health and substance use disorders.
Healthcare costs for a hypothetical family of four in 2020 were $26,078, compared to $27,233 in 2019.
The signs of progress are encouraging, but the metrics are still down slightly when compared to last month.
Cigna says it expects demand for virtual care, especially for behavioral health services, to remain high post-pandemic.
Not all of the money allocated to date has been distributed, and what has may not have been fully utilized by the recipients.
The insurer's overall revenue reached $41 billion during the first quarter, driven in large part by its Evernorth health services unit.
The provider relief funds have been a lifeline for hospitals and health systems during the pandemic, AHA said.