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Humana rolls out virtual diabetes program for Kentucky Medicaid patients
The insurer picked digital health startup Vida to offer a virtual diabetes management program for Medicaid patients in Kentucky.
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Digital health startup Vida Health struck its first partnership with a Medicaid plan. Humana will offer Vida’s virtual diabetes management program to its Medicaid members in Kentucky starting next year.
In Kentucky, roughly 13.7% of adults report having diabetes, above the U.S. average of 10.9%.
“Historically, the U.S. healthcare industry has not focused enough on innovation that supports underserved populations,” Veeneta Lakhani, Vida’s senior vice president of health services, said in a news release. “Vida is proud to partner with Humana to provide a mobile-first solution for the Kentucky Medicaid population.”