
Bertha Coombs
- New York, New York, United States
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- Banking on Change at CNBC Equity and Opportunity: Exec Connect6 Jul 2023—CNBCAmalgamated Bank CEO, Priscilla Sims Brown is no stranger to speaking out on issues, including matters of racial and social justice. Brown joins CNBC’s Bertha Coombs and shares what gives her the courage to boldly take on big issues that impact not only the economy, but society more broadly. Thu, Jul 6 20233:22 PM EDT This interview was recorded at a CNBC Equity and Opportunity: Exec Connect event in New Orleans on June 28th, 2023.
- Insurance start-up launches on-demand health coverage28 Jun 2018—CNBCTechnology has made on-demand services a reality for everything from food deliveries to gym classes and car-sharing. What if you could have on-demand health coverage for big-ticket procedures like knee surgery? On-demand health insurance seems like an oxymoron, but digital health insurance firm Bind is betting that by structuring health plans so that people can add coverage and pay for it when they need it, companies and employees can save money in the long run. “It’s not intuitive for...
- Insurers will study blockchain to fix their provider lists2 Apr 2018—CNBCAs a patient, finding a doctor in-network on your health plan can make a big difference when it comes to out of pocket costs. For insurers and the doctors they contract with, finding a better way to keep provider lists up to date, could make a big difference when it comes to administrative costs. "From the perspective of the provider organizations ... (they) can work with up to dozens of insurance plans, and each of the plans are individually requesting or verifying the provider information,"...
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