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The Cigna Group’s total customer relationships declined 6% from Dec. 31, 2025, down to 177.6 million. Cigna reported its third-quarter earnings Nov. 5, attributing the decline in relationships to pharmacy and behavioral customers. Pharmacy and behavioral customers decreased 5% and…

Health systems have spent the past few years building the case for AI one use case at a time. Less clear is what AI will do to the nation’s healthcare bill. The question came up during the opening keynote at…

Picture a patient whose likely transition needs begin to take shape earlier in the inpatient stay. By the time the patient is ready for discharge, key barriers are understood, referral work is underway and the team has greater clarity on…

Nov 9, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

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CMS has delayed by two years its plan to stop paying for remote patient monitoring services delivered by third-party vendor staff. The start date moves from Jan. 1, 2027, to Jan. 1, 2029, under the calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician…

Health insurer and hospital stocks climbed Nov. 4 after Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, as analysts said the new Congress could delay Medicaid cuts and restore enhanced ACA subsidies. Here is…

HHS, the Labor Department and the Treasury Department are denying recertification for two independent dispute resolution entities — Island Peer Review Organization, known as IPRO, and Network Medical Review Company — according to a Nov. 4 update from CMS. Under…

Today’s CIOs are faced with countless opportunities to invest in AI, but with little more than promises that any project will result in measurable ROI. If we believe AI can transform operations across the hospital, what’s the right decision framework?…

Nov 10, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST

South Dakota voters rejected a ballot question Nov. 3 that could have triggered repeal of the state’s Medicaid expansion mandate if the federal government’s 90% funding share declined, South Dakota Searchlight reported Nov. 4.  The Associated Press called the race…

CVS Health intends to split into two distinct companies, the healthcare giant confirmed in a Nov. 4 news release. One company, which will be called CVS Health in the interim, will include health insurer Aetna, pharmacy benefit manager CVS Caremark,…


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