Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health will go out of network with Regence BCBS — which falls under Cambia Health Solutions — as of April 1. Regence said commercial, individual and Medicare Advantage plans are affected. Hospitals and some clinics may stay…
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Specialty therapies hold enormous clinical potential, but access barriers often prevent patients from starting treatment. Over half of prescriptions for newly launched specialty medications never reach patients, and 100 million prescriptions are abandoned each year across branded therapies. At the…
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The Maryland Insurance Administration issued Cigna an $80,000 fine and is requiring the insurer to stop automatic downcoding under a recent policy, according to a March 13 letter. Cigna’s evaluation and management policy allows the insurer to adjust some higher-level…
When neurologic signals shift unexpectedly mid-procedure, the decisions that follow can define outcomes. Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has become a critical tool for spine surgeons navigating complex cases, but its value depends on how well it is integrated into surgical planning,…
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Dr. Daniel Hedequist, M.D
Chief, Spine Division Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department, Boston’s Children’s Hospital Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Hasan A. Zaidi, M.D
Director, Adult Deformity/Scoliosis Center, MassGen Brigham Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Steven Choi, M.D, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer, SpecialtyCare
Dr. Joseph Doria, M.D.
Medical Director, SpecialtyCare
Matthew Toczylowski, BS, CNIM
Director of Clinical Performance and Innovation, SpecialtyCare
Mitali Bose, MS, CNIM
Senior Surgical Neurophysiologist III, SpecialtyCare
Imagine a staffing environment where open-shift incentives are no longer managed through spreadsheets, schedules are better aligned to patient demand and leaders have clearer visibility into workforce needs across the enterprise. This whitepaper shows how Bon Secours Mercy Health is…
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A Democrat-led bill that would create a $200 million trust fund for health coverage cleared a Connecticut state Senate committee, according to a March 19 news release. The money would move from the state’s emergency federal response fund into the…
Nine percent of people who had ACA Marketplace coverage in 2025 are now uninsured, with healthcare costs as a major reason many enrollees either switched Marketplace plans or dropped coverage, according to a KFF poll. The KFF follow-up survey of…
A former Humana employee filed a class-action lawsuit March 17 alleging the insurer improperly deducted a tobacco surcharge as part of its medical coverage, according to a court filing in the U.S. District Court for western Kentucky. The complaint said…
HHS is investigating 13 states over potential violations of a federal conscience protection law tied to abortion coverage. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights launched the investigations under the Weldon Amendment, which prohibits federal, state or local governments from discriminating against…
Hospital executives face mounting pressure to reduce costs while protecting patients, staff and operations across the enterprise. In this webinar, hospital leaders will learn how health systems are using Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) to address some of healthcare’s most persistent…
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Bill McCarthy
President, Securitas Healthcare
Michael Abcunas
Director, Product Strategy, Securitas Healthcare
