The federal government is signaling big moves around deregulating medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Key federal stakeholders have indicated reforms are a top priority going forward. Already, the House of Representatives passed the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, potentially clearing the way for easier prescribing of methadone and buprenorphine. If realized, the changes to […]
Behavioral health point solutions are increasingly looking to make lucrative payer partnerships. Payers, too, are interested in the prospect of partnering with digital health companies to provide more behavioral health services to their members. But there can be a culture clash between the two entities. Thus, it’s crucial to have aligned goals, outcomes and expectations, […]
Cigna Corp. (NYSE: CI) will double down on Evernorth as part of its growth plan. Evernorth is the health care services division of the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based insurer. Through Evernorth and its insurance plan business, Cigna is more and more relevant in the behavioral health space. Cigna has more than doubled Evernorth’s behavioral health network — […]
This session of Congress is heading toward its close — and several points of behavioral health legislation are still not resolved. Parity, workforce and telehealth regulations are some of the most pressing issues for stakeholders heading into 2023. A number of mental health bills are still on the table as well. But as the clock […]
The integration of behavioral health and physical health is one of the “indisputable forces” shaping health care at Cigna (NYSE: CI). This, coupled with the advancements and adoption of digital tools, could make mental and integrated health services more streamlined, Cigna CEO David Cordani said Tuesday during Morgan Stanely’s Annual Global Healthcare Conference. “The big […]
Bicycle Health, a virtual opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment startup, announced Thursday it joined Evernorth’s enormous behavioral health network. Evernorth, the health services business of Bloomfield, Connecticut-based health insurance behemoth Cigna Corp (NYSE: CI), now grants access to Bicycle Health’s services to all of its clients and to the Cigna employer or marketplace exchange plan […]
Behavioral health remains a primary focus for Cigna Corp. (NYSE: CI) as it and its services arm Evernorth continue to address the growing demand for behavioral health services. Evernorth behavioral health network has doubled over the last five years, the company revealed last week in its second-quarter earnings call. In a recent interview, Dr. Doug […]
Cigna Corp.’s (NYSE: CI) health services segment, Evernorth, continues to make behavioral health a top priority after seeing unprecedented levels of need in recent years. Other large payers have certainly done so as well, but the developments from Evernorth suggest further investment from Cigna in the behavioral health space moving forward. “Evernorth behavioral network has […]
Two leading organizations in behavioral health are teaming up to bring better quality and metrics to the autism treatment space. Evernorth and the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence will develop quality performance measures to assess the care of people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The two organizations said that organizations that care for people […]
Alma – which is a business services platform for independent mental health practitioners – has joined the behavioral health network of health care solutions provider Evernorth, which is a division of insurer Cigna (NYSE: CI). The partnership has already taken effect, as Evernorth customers are currently able to use Alma’s online directory to locate in-network […]
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