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GuideWell Welcomes Rasesh Thakkar to Board of Directors
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, Fla., May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (GuideWell) today announced that Rasesh Sesh Thakkar has been named to the company s board of directors. Thakkar currently serves as Senior Managing Director of Tavistock Group where he has served for more than 25 years.
Thakkar s exceptional international business career spans several continents and multiple industries, including life sciences, financial services and real estate and leisure services. His areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and operations, and executive management.
He is regarded as one of the main visionaries behind Orlando s Lake Nona Medical City, a premier location for medical care, research and education and home to several health industry facilities including the GuideWell Innovation Center.
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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.”