How Payers Can Build Competitive Advantage In 2020: Q & A With Chief Commercial Officer Jennifer Sargent
In today’s world, payers are facing challenges, and they’re looking for innovative solutions. Recently, we sat down with Jennifer Sargent, Chief Commercial...
Lessons From Advanced Primary Care In The Midst Of The COVID-19 Crisis
Healthcare in the United States is in crisis. COVID-19 cases increase every day and it’s laying bare the deficiencies in our system. Despite this, we’re proud...
Healthcare Providers Looking For Innovative Solutions To Care
In today’s healthcare environment, primary care providers are stretched thin. Often they must sacrifice time spent with patients to accommodate a heavy patient...
Patients Aren’t Widgets; Care Shouldn’t Be Volume-Based
In the current healthcare system, providers are often measured on productivity. The more members they see, the more they are rewarded. But sheer volume is a...
3 Reasons Payers Benefit From Integrating Advanced Primary Care For Their Members
In today’s rapidly changing healthcare system, payers are looking to differentiate their business from the competition through health plans that attract and...
As Out-of-Pocket Health Costs Rise, Insured Adults Are Seeking Less Primary Care
Primary care has a multitude of benefits, at both the member and population level. Research shows that when people seek routine care from their primary care...
Apple Is Taking On The Healthcare Industry
Apple is maintaining its footing in the healthcare business. Under the moniker AC Wellness, the company that revolutionized technology and perfected the...
What You Should Know About Coronavirus
With the increasing concern of COVID-19 in our communities, Vera’s first and foremost concern is for the health and safety of our patients and our people.
2020 Insurance Trends: Good Vibrations For Agile Insurers
The insurance industry is seeing big changes in 2020. Payers face two big challenges. First, they need to stay ahead of rapid changes in the healthcare...
What Advanced Primary Care Can Do For Payers
The current state of healthcare is disjointed. The key players involved — the payers, the health systems, the providers, and other companies providing services...
Physicians Groups Cautious About Medicare’s “Primary Care First” Payment Model
On April 22, 2019, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the new proposal of Primary Care First (PCF) reimbursement models. The program...
Seattle Children’s: Partnership With Vera Improves Health And Cost Savings
In 2013, we partnered with Seattle Children’s to open a near-site care center that would serve their employees, delivering advanced primary care and other...
