National Law Review January 14, 2022
Thursday, January 13 was the last day of the virtual J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference for 2022. And since the conference was virtual, what better topic to start us off today than a consideration of the new Virtual-First trend that surfaced in 2021. We’ll follow that with a dive onto the couch to consider the conference’s mental health offerings and where the behavioral health sector is heading.
Virtual-First: United Healthcare and Babylon Health
In 2021, we saw the launch of multiple virtual-first health plans by national and regional health plans. Many of these plans are designed to promote access for patients and reduced in-person utilization when medically appropriate. For example, Cigna launched a virtual-first health plan for employers with a...