New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Medical Center will rejoin Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Medicare Advantage network Jan. 1. CarolinaEast exited the network July 1, but CarolinaEast Physicians remained in network. “We appreciate the collaboration that made this…
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About 4.3 million Medicare beneficiaries will see their Medicare Advantage or standalone prescription drug plans terminated on Dec. 31, according to an Oct. 27 KFF analysis. Of those facing plan losses, 2.8 million, 300,000 and 1.2 million beneficiaries will see…
House Democrats introduced a bill Oct. 22 that would lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 50 from 65. The bill comes from Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Pat Ryan of New York.…
Health plans don’t need more dashboards. They need better decisions, made earlier and tied to measurable value. Health plans have never had more data, analytics, technology or AI at their disposal. Yet for most payer executives, improving performance remains extraordinarily…
Precision medicine is delivering measurable performance in value-based care, but the returns often lag the costs. This whitepaper examines financing levers that can help healthcare executives and value-based care leaders advance the clinical and financial benefits of precision medicine. It…
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Humana is eliminating some jobs as it introduces other roles, the company confirmed to Becker’s on Oct. 27. Becker’s identified several LinkedIn posts from this fall that indicated some creative roles had been cut. As of Oct. 27, Kentucky —…
Thirteen Senate Democrats are demanding answers from the largest ACA marketplace insurers about their involvement in recent coverage terminations that cut more than 760,000 people from their health plans. The Oct. 26 letters, led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and…
By 2027, three shifts stop being “coming soon” and become operational reality: TEFCA’s FHIR-based exchange requirements take effect, agentic AI moves into production across the enterprise and workforce economics stay tight. The organizations that pull ahead won’t be the ones…
Dec 8, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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- Joanna White, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Lead Healthcare Solutions Executive, Infor
- Roger Russell, Sr. Director, Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor
- De'Juan Parker, Sr. Director, Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor
Centene’s headcount has dropped 11.8% between the end of 2025 and the third quarter of 2026, down from 61,100 to 53,900 employees. According to Centene’s Oct. 27 earnings report, severance costs resulting from enterprise optimization and contract exits were $276…
Cancer care is heading into its most disruptive decade. Demand is rising, the oncology workforce can’t keep pace and reimbursement pressure continues to build. At the same time, the therapies reshaping the field are outrunning the systems meant to deliver…
Dec 2, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
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- Kelley D. Simpson, MBA, Healthcare Leadership — Managing Director, Leader of Oncology Services, Advisory Services, Premier Inc.
- Douglas B. Flora, MD, Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services, President-Elect, Yung Family Cancer Center at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Association of Cancer Care Centers