UnitedHealthcare To Make Apple Fitness+ Available In Fully Insured Employer Plans

UnitedHealthcare is making Apple Fitness+ available to millions of members at no cost, the insurer announced Thursday. Beginning Nov. 1, members in fully insured plans who already own an Apple Watch will be able to sign up for a yearlong Apple Fitness+ subscription for free. This covers about 3 million members across most states, UnitedHealthcare said. Self-funded ...

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Payers Double Down On Population Health Programs Amid COVID-19

Among the many initiatives accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic are efforts to combat inequities in the U.S. healthcare system that have persisted for years but were brought into stark relief when the coronavirus reached the country’s shores. As a result, payers are implementing new programs to try and improve member health beyond the traditional care ...

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Peter Lee To Resign From Covered California

Peter Lee, who has steered California’s Affordable Care Act marketplace since late 2011 and helped mold it into a model of what the federal health care law could achieve, announced Thursday he will leave his post in March.

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Mercer: 3 Ways Employers Can Continue To Enhance Benefits Options

Employer health supports have a meaningful impact on workers' resilience and well-being, according to a new survey from Mercer. The survey found that the pandemic did significant damage to the mental, physical and financial health of workers.

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Moderate Democrats Sink Pelosi’s Aggressive Drug Pricing Bill In Key Committee Vote

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s aggressive drug pricing package failed a key committee vote on Wednesday, prompting questions about whether the measure can survive a full House vote.

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CalChamber Board Names Barrera Next President/CEO

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has appointed Jennifer Barrera as the organization’s next president and CEO, effective October 1, 2021.

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