Health Plan Expands Relationship with Dario for Cardiometabolic Care

Not every Stars measure carries the same strategic weight right now.   I've been talking with a lot of MA quality teams about the Clover Health ruling, and one thing keeps coming up: which measures are actually worth doubling down on while the rest of the program is in flux.   A few that I think will stay closely aligned with CMS's broader priorities no matter how this shakes out: → Transitions of Care (TRC) — still one of the most reliable levers for improving outcomes and reducing avoidable utilization → Plan All-Cause Readmissions (PCR) — sits right at the intersection of quality, member experience, and financial performance → Glycemic Status Assessment (GSD) — a good proxy for how well an organization does provider engagement and data integration → Controlling Blood Pressure (CBP) — reflects real strength in member engagement and chronic disease management My team did a great write-up on the future of the Stars program and why plans should be prepared for more than a recalculation. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gsMZ_ze9 Here's the thing to keep in mind: the plans that come out ahead of this won't necessarily be the ones who benefit most from the recalculation itself. They'll be the ones who use this moment to reassess long-held assumptions and build real flexibility into their Stars, financial, and population health strategies — instead of waiting for CMS to hand them certainty that may not be coming anytime soon.   That's the work I spend most of my time on these days — helping Medicare Advantage organizations build Stars strategies, population health programs, and quality improvement infrastructure that hold up across multiple regulatory scenarios, not just the current one.   If you're thinking through what this means for your own measure mix and bid assumptions, I'd genuinely like to compare notes — feel free to reach out. #MedicareAdvantage #StarRatings #HealthPlans #ValueBasedCare

Realizing the value of self-care on International Self-Care Day What if we could help health systems save $144 billion each year and return 2.2 billion physician hours globally? Self-care using non-prescription medicines already does, but it could do even more. Kenvue is committed to helping people manage self-limiting conditions and prevent ill health through a portfolio of self-care products that also support health system resilience and productive societies. This includes helping people relieve cough and cold symptoms or manage pain, but it is also about supporting prevention through smoking cessation with nicotine replacement therapy, daily oral care routines including mouthrinse or using sunscreen as part of safe sun behaviors. Our commitment extends to partnering with policy makers to further realize the value of self-care by: •           Helping consumers practice responsible self-care •           Integrating self-care into health policy strategies •           Supporting regulatory frameworks that enable access to evidence-based self-care products New global research commissioned by the Global Self-Care Federation shows the current health, social and economic value of self-care and highlights that, with the right policies, these benefits could increase by up to 50% by 2040. The report also underscores the strong return on investment that preventive self-care can deliver for health systems. On International Self-Care Day, it's critical to recognize that self-care is not just good for individuals - it is increasingly important for building more resilient health systems and healthier, more productive societies. For me, #SelfCareIs daily health behaviors that add up over time. #SelfCareIsForEveryone #SelfCareIsPrevention #WeAreKenvue #InternationalSelfCareDay

Welcome to the official page of kairoshealth. Kairoshealth is an identity-based health transformation company helping people with chronic conditions become the kind of person who takes control of their health. Most patients don't fail because they lack information — they fail because they struggle to consistently execute. We close the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Through personalized coaching, accountability, and remote patient engagement, we help people managing chronic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease move from "I know what I'm supposed to do" to "I consistently do it." The result: better medication adherence, stronger self-monitoring habits, and measurable clinical outcomes — lower A1C, better blood pressure control, fewer avoidable hospitalizations. We believe lasting health change isn't about another care plan or another app. It's about identity. When someone becomes the kind of person who follows through, the behaviors and the outcomes follow. Kairoshealth exists for the moment between knowing and doing. We help you become who you're capable of becoming.

📰 Headlining this week's CHC Newsflash: Coinciding with International Self-Care Day on 24th July 2026, the Global Self-Care Federation has launched its 2026 report on the Value of Self-Care in Prevention, which provides political and health system decision-makers with economic evidence to inform better design of health systems. The data suggest that giving people the tools to manage their own health has added 24mn high-quality years of life globally. The message to world leaders is clear: stop focusing on treating illnesses and start empowering people to prevent them. Self-care practices now generate c. US$144bn in savings (including avoidable physician visits and Rx medicines) vs US$119bn four years ago, while the number of productive days has risen from 40.8bn to 43.6bn a year. The report shows that, with the right policies, the social and economic benefits of self-care could increase by up to 50% by 2040.   It is important that industry associations like GSCF and our most respected companies continue to trumpet the public health benefits of the Consumer Healthcare industry. Only in that way can we get more support from regulators and increase consumer trust in our brands.   To quote Ed Petter, Chair of GSCF: “Preventive self-care delivers some of the highest-return value available to health systems and is easily accessible. Self-care products like fluoride toothpaste, sunscreen or antifungals reach people where and when they need them, keep people healthy, stop the development of diseases and improve quality of life. However, realising self-care’s potential will depend on supportive policies that strengthen health literacy, ensuring access to quality-assured non-Rx products, and integrating self-care into universal healthcare strategies.”   Comment 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 for the full issue #consumerhealthcare #CHC #CHCNewsflash #CHCNewDirections  

What if the most valuable benefits data isn't in your claims report? Claims data tells you what already happened — accurately, comprehensively, and about 12 to 18 months too late to do anything about it. The conditions were already progressing. The screenings were already being skipped. The cost trajectories were already being set. For four years, HealthJoy's Member Health Goals Report has been built around a different signal: what 100,000+ members say they're experiencing right now, before any of it reaches a billing system. Our 2026 Member Health Goals series continues with the question that ties every finding together — what that signal is telling us about 2027, and why the organizations who act on it will be the ones with twelve months of lead time on the risks already building in their population. 📖 https://hubs.li/Q04q0mJH0 #EmployeeBenefits #PredictiveHealth #BenefitsStrategy #HealthJoy #MemberHealthGoals #HealthcareCosts #RenewalSeason

Dario's latest win: yet another Fortune 50 employer has selected our AI-powered cardiometabolic care platform to support more than 100,000 eligible employees living with diabetes and hypertension. This latest milestone in Dario's continued enterprise growth reflects increasing demand for integrated, AI-driven care that helps organizations improve health outcomes while lowering total costs. Of course, it also further reinforces Dario's momentum with many of the world's largest employers. Here's the news: https://lnkd.in/giq9wHqS

MLR may be the key to margin over mission. Let us know if you want to discuss best practices and trends we are seeing.

Health plans continue to face growing pressure to improve #MedicalLossRatio (MLR). As part of the Alerion Advisors family of companies, Rebellis Group is helping organizations take a more integrated, action-based approach to improving #MLR performance. Together with Alerion Advisors, Advent Advisory Group LLC, and Toney Healthcare, we've developed an executive perspective and MLR Assessment to help health plans uncover opportunities and prioritize meaningful action. If you're a health plan leader looking to take a fresh approach to improving MLR, we'd love to connect. Read the article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ei3XYmk4

When claims data lags, opportunities to intervene can be missed. My colleague Karla Mills discusses how Medication History for Populations helps health plans surface emerging medication-related risks earlier and why that matters under value-based care models. https://ow.ly/6Wpc30sWSt5

When claims data lags, opportunities to intervene can be missed. My colleague Karla Mills discusses how Medication History for Populations helps health plans surface emerging medication-related risks earlier and why that matters under value-based care models. https://ow.ly/Yk3O30sXlnQ