Humana’s Bold Goal population health program seeks to topple barriers to healthy living

Your grandfather’s health insurance company may have just processed claims, but not today’s insurers.

Take the example of Humana. the Louisville, Kentucky insurer. Two years ago, Humanalaunched a population health initiative with a focus on prevention and slowing the progression of chronic diseases. Food insecurity, transportation resources, and health literacy are a few of the priorities the Bold Goals program seeks to address through community partnerships.

Typically population health efforts zero in on prevention and stabilization of disease, but from Andrew Renda’s perspective as the director of Humana’s Bold Goal Measurement, this approach has some significant drawbacks. For the full article click here 

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