In a recent Humans in Healthcare podcast, founder of Me+U Care, Kendall Lockhart, described the changing landscape of healthcare and his work designing an innovative, virtual care communication platform aimed at creating “healthier patients and happier health plans.” As Lockhart describes, a critical factor in improving health outcomes is the integration of “technology and human-enabled care.”  Leslie Margolin, President & CEO of The Margolin Group, joined the Me+U Care Board in March 2020 to […]

Recently, the City of Philadelphia and the District of Columbia identified a problem to solve – COVID-19 created new obstacles for community members suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders to receive critical treatment. They looked to Gaudenzia, a national leader in behavioral health and recovery services and fully integrated virtual communications platform, MeU Care, for a solution. Together, MeU Care and Gaudenzia built a groundbreaking approach to delivering […]

MeUCare Care, one of the nation’s foremost virtual care and communications platforms, welcomed Leslie Margolin, to its Board. MeU Care’s platform enables all members of the healthcare continuum – from patients and their families to doctors and community health workers – to HIPAA securely communicate and share critical information and support, thereby enabling broader engagement, improved outcomes, closure of care gaps and reduction of total medical costs. Kendall Lockhart, the […]

According to a recent article in the Providence Journal, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is working with Bradley Hospital to grow its “Mindful Teen” program – an outpatient treatment program designed to help teens with a variety of behavioral health issues. In order to support this program, BCBSRI has “simplified authorization requirements for the program and established ‘a single monthly copay’ for the intensive outpatient services […]

According to a recent report by California HealthLine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have permitted Medicare Advantage providers to offer “air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals.” CMS is allowing insurers to offer these services through an expansion of its definition of “primarily health-related benefits.” While the article notes that “many Medicare Advantage plans already offer some health benefits […]