Blue Cross Blue Shield is exiting the Medicare Advantage market for 2026, citing an unsustainable market to offer affordable products. The company will continue to offer Medicare supplement plans, according to an Oct. 1 news release. Many insurers have exited…
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CMS has suspended Gold Kidney of Florida from enrolling new members into one of its Medicare Advantage plans after state regulators found significant compliance and financial oversight failures. On Sept. 12, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued a consent…
NeueHealth, formerly known as Bright Health, went private Oct. 2 with the closing of a $1.5 billion deal. The company was acquired by an affiliate of venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, according to an Oct. 2 news release. Common…
Blue Cross North Carolina is offering voluntary separation packages to eligible employees, according to a company statement shared with Becker’s. The changes come months after the insurer restructured. “The rising cost of healthcare, market volatility and legislative and regulatory pressures…
Only 20% of Humana members are currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans with at least four stars for 2026, according to regulatory filings from the insurer. Preliminary 2026 Medicare Advantage star ratings data was available on CMS plan finder on…
As mobile technology becomes foundational to care delivery, many health systems are expanding shared device programs — but few have a strategy to match. In this session, Wellstar Health System IT Security Manager Clay Hall will walk through the system’s…
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Rachel Pickering
Manager, Product Marketing, Imprivata
Clay Hall
IT Security Manager, Wellstar
Claire Reilly, RN, MSc
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and VP Clinical Operations, Imprivata
Older, medically complex Medicaid beneficiaries are among those most at risk of losing coverage due to work requirements, according to a study published Oct. 1 in JAMA. A team led by researchers at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., used…
Despite Cigna launching its downcoding policy on Oct. 1, the insurer is temporarily holding off on implementing it for California HMO plans, according to the California Medical Association and Cigna. The policy allows Cigna to adjust some higher-level evaluation and…
Consumer expectations are shifting fast, and traditional care models aren’t built to keep up. Patients want care that’s accessible, connected and available on their terms. If health systems can’t deliver that, someone else will. Hartford HealthCare is staying ahead of…
Oct 27, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dr. Padmanabhan Premkumar, M.D.
President of the Hartford Healthcare Medical Group
Ethan Fischer
VP of Strategy and Business Development at K Health
In 2024, Henry Ford Health expanded its network, prompting a strategic overhaul of its healthcare technology management (HTM) practices. Partnering with TRIMEDX, Henry Ford Health implemented a standardized and transparent approach to clinical asset management, encompassing clinical engineering, capital planning,…
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