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An Interview with the former worldwide creative head of interactive media for the Walt Disney Company and now Founder of Me+U Care, Kendall Lockhart

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 […]

TMG Clients, MeU Care (an all-in-one Virtual Care Platform), and Behavioral Health And Recovery Services Giant, Gaudenzia, Partner to Serve COVID-19 Positive Clients in DC and Philadelphia

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 […]

Leslie Margolin, President & CEO of The Margolin Group, Joins MeU Care Board

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 […]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI Streamlines Coverage for Teen Mental Health Program, Article by G. Wane Miller, Providence Journal

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 […]

Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared to Go Beyond Medical Coverage – Even Groceries, Article by Susan Jaffe, California HealthLine

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 […]

American Hospital Association Establishes Physician-Hospital Collaboration, Article by Joanne Finnegan, FierceHealthcare

According to an article in FierceHealthcare, The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently launched its AHA Physician Alliance to encourage collaboration between “their hospitals and health systems to transform care and solve problems.” This new alliance will place particular emphasis on ensuring physician voices are heard within rural, underserved health systems. The Margolin Group (TMG) agrees that “good things happen when physicians and hospitals collaborate” and works with clinicians from across […]

Win⁴RI Partners Continue to Improve Quality and Reduce Cost of Care through Collaborative Programs

In a recent Op-Ed by Dr. Al Puerini, President of Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation (RIPCPC), Dr. Puerini announced that, through collaboration, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) and RIPCPC have been able to “save $4 million in 2015 and $8.3 million in 2016, all while achieving a better than 95 percent quality rating from the federal government.” TMG was proud to support Care New England, […]

Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy Awarded Grant to Expand Veteran Law Clinic

The Margolin Group (TMG) would like to congratulate the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy at Hofstra Law School for its recent award of $500,000 from the Robert W. Entenmann family to expand its Veteran Law Clinic. The Veteran Law Clinic, designed and launched with strategic and tactical program management support from TMG, provides legal assistance to Veterans in the New York metropolitan area by connecting them to vital medical, […]

Medi-Cal Patients Flocking to ERs More Than Before ACA, Article by Kellen Browning, California Healthline

A recent California Healthline article highlights how California emergency rooms have become overburdened by Medi-Cal patients, with even more utilizing the service than before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect. According to data released by the state’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Emergency Department (ED) visits by those on Medi-Cal rose 75 percent over five years. Experts explain that the increase of ED use may be an […]

InTouch, Dignity Health Expand Telehealth Partnership, Article by Heather Mack, Mobile Health News

The Margolin Group (TMG) extends warm congratulations to telehealth solution provider InTouch Health and Dignity Health on a breakthrough expansion of their virtual care services. Leveraging the skills, expertise and unparalleled reputations of both organizations, Dignity Health will introduce InTouch’s telehealth solutions into their post-acute and ambulatory facilities. “Our mission at Dignity Health is to deliver compassionate, high-quality, affordable health services, and we see telehealth as a crucial step forward,” said […]