Community Benefit
The program has increased vaccination rates, decreased vaccine-preventable illnesses and reduced social and racial disparities.
Rural residency tends to favor lower mortality, although it was not cited as a direct cause.
Opioid prescribing remains far higher in the U.S. than in other countries, despite efforts to reduce inappropriate prescribing.
The hospitals cited persistent health inequities in the region despite effort and investment from the State of Illinois and the local community.
The 18 BCBS companies will provide $55 million to help create a Civica subsidiary focused on generic medications outside of the hospital setting.
Though smoking is at an all-time low of 14%, it remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.
Previously, Maine required hearing aid coverage for children under the age of 18, and capped the insurer's expense at $1,400.
HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock discusses what's needed for wider adoption of healthcare innovations, as well as what millennials and Gen Z expect from their healthcare.
Suboptimal diet costs about $300 per person, accounting for 18% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes costs in the country.
Most patients showed willingness to use apps and online scheduling systems, but they were a lower priority than quality interactions.