Independence and Comcast discuss the power of collaboration at AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum

Logo for the AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum
Brian Lobley, president of Commercial and Consumer Markets at Independence Blue Cross, recently joined Don Mathis, general manager of Growth at Comcast NBCUniversal, for a mainstage panel on the power of collaboration at the annual Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum hosted by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Over 500 health professionals from across the country attended the conference....
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Michelle Histand leads panel at Arts + Business Council Defining Innovation: Speaker Series featuring Hal Gregersen

Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence, moderates a panel discussion at the Arts + Business Council’s Defining Innovation Speaker Series
Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence, moderates a panel discussion at the Arts + Business Council’s Defining Innovation Speaker Series featuring Hal Gregersen, author of Questions are the Answer. Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross, led a panel on innovation strategy for the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia Defining Innovation Speaker Series at the Suzanne Roberts Theater....
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Independence Blue Cross rolls out PreCheck MyScript tool to simplify prescription experience for patients and providers and lower out-of-pocket drug costs

Philadelphia — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) recently launched a new digital tool called PreCheck MyScript that allows providers in its network to easily determine the most affordable medication options for patients. The new tool — powered by FutureScripts, an OptumRx company — delivers greater transparency and healthcare connectivity by giving care providers real-time visibility into patients’ pharmacy benefits while helping to lower prescription drug costs....
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Independence Blue Cross and Tower Health to jointly explore new programs that drive access to higher quality, more affordable care

Dr. Anthony V. Coletta, Clint Matthews, and Daniel J. Hilferty
Celebrating the signing of the Letter of Intent between Tower Health and Independence Blue Cross are, left to right: Dr. Anthony V. Coletta, president of Facilitated Health Networks at Independence Blue Cross; Clint Matthews, president and CEO of Tower Health; and Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of Independence Blue Cross. Philadelphia, ...
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Dr. Anthony Coletta offers insight on value-based payment models at Modern Healthcare’s Leadership Symposium

Leadership Symposium
Pictured from left to right, on a panel about leading new payment policy: Moderator, Susan Turney, M.D., CEO, Marshfield Clinic Health System; Peter D. Banko, president and CEO, Centura Health; Anthony Coletta, M.D., MBA, president of Facilitated Health Networks at Independence Blue Cross; and Dennis Dahlen, CFO, Mayo Clinic. Anthony Coletta, M.D., ...
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Independence and Comcast share insight at annual MedCity CONVERGE executive summit

On July 11, Independence Blue Cross and Comcast headlined an afternoon session at the 2018 MedCity CONVERGE summit. The discussion titled “CONVERGEnce on Steroids: Why Comcast and Independence Blue Cross?” brought together Independence SVP and Chief Information Officer Michael Vennera and Comcast VP of Strategic Development Marc Siry to explore the recently announced collaboration between the two companies....
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Results show that Independence Blue Cross is making headway in combating the opioid crisis

Efforts have led to reduced opioid use, prescriptions, and abuse

In conjunction with a national Health of America report by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) about opioid use, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) is reporting the success it has achieved in addressing one of nation’s top health crises. The highlights of these results include: Reducing opioid use and prescriptions: Since 2014,...
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Independence and Comcast discuss new partnership during latest Oliver Wyman podcast

Brian Lobley, president of Commercial and Consumer Markets at Independence Blue Cross, recently sat down with Don Mathis, general manager of Growth at Comcast NBCUniversal, and Helen Leis, partner in the Health and Life Sciences division at Oliver Wyman, for a new episode of the Oliver Wyman Health Podcast. Over the course of 20 minutes, the three health and business leaders discuss the new partnership between Independence and Comcast and its potential impact on the health care consumer landscape....
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Philadelphia cancer care experts gather to imagine the patient experience of the future

This week the Health Care Innovation Collaborative — an initiative of the CEO Council for Growth, of which Independence Blue Cross is a founding member — brought together leaders in oncology care management across the Greater Philadelphia Region to meet and think collectively about how to create a superior patient journey for those diagnosed with cancer....
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Independence Blue Cross celebrates campus expansion

Relocation of Independence Innovation Center to cap multi-year initiative

Philadelphia, PA — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) today announced the relocation of the Independence Center for Innovation to the company’s headquarters at 1901 Market Street. This is the capstone piece of Independence’s multi-year expansion of its Center City Campus on West Market Street between 19th and 20th Streets....
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