by Ellen Annis | Sep 22, 2020 | News
TUCSON (KVOA) – The COVID-19 Pandemic has not only brought on physical issues but emotional and mental problems as well. One-third of adults are chronically lonely. It is hard to identify members who are suffering – unlike diabetes, there is no “test” for loneliness....
by Ellen Annis | Sep 2, 2020 | Press Releases
Working to reform a health system that “leaves the lonely behind” Contact: Matt RussellRussell Public Communications(520) [email protected] Tucson, AZ (September 2, 2020) — Pyx Health, a health care IT company targeting the surging loneliness and...
by Ellen Annis | Jul 16, 2020 | News
Cindy Jordan is neither a psychologist nor a techie, but she founded a company in 2017 that blends elements of both: Pyx Health. Based in Tucson, Arizona, the startup contracts with insurers to identify and alleviate loneliness among at-risk members through an app and...
by Ellen Annis | Jun 13, 2020 | News
When Banner Health Network (BHN) was vying for a spot in Arizona’s revamped $14 billion managed Medicaid program, the integrated health care system knew it needed something innovative to meet the state’s expectations for merging physical and behavioral health...
by Ellen Annis | May 7, 2020 | News
Reprinted with AIS Health permission from the May 7, 2020, issue of RADAR on Medicare Advantage Since COVID-19 reached pandemic status in mid-March, Medicare Advantage and other insurers have had to swap out many of their face-to-face interactions with members for...
