CMS has rebranded individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements to CHOICE Arrangements, or Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense. The new name for the alternative health insurance model was announced Sept. 3 by CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, at an…
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Every health system is being asked to make decisions about AI. Few leaders have the context they would like to guide those decisions. Fewer have had the chance to hear from the people who actually build it: How does a…
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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a Hagerstown, Md.-based in-home healthcare and staffing company Aug. 27. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for Maryland, said the insurer has more than 25 registrations issued by the…
In 2024, roughly 53% of small business workers were at firms that offered health insurance, leaving just under half without the option. A September analysis from the Congressional Budget Office reviewed the health insurance landscape for small businesses. Many states…
Rachael Blucher will serve as L.A. Care Health Plan’s chief of government relations and external affairs, effective Oct. 5. According to a Sept. 2 news release, Ms. Blucher will be responsible for overseeing advocacy and external engagement initiatives. She will…
GoodRx is launching a generic prescription drug subscription plan for families that will be available directly to consumers and through its Employer Direct channel, where it will be pitched as a supplement to traditional benefits or as coverage for workers…
What 105 healthcare leaders say about the returns on outpatient growth—and what it takes to realize them Health systems and medical groups have shifted capital from inpatient facilities to ambulatory care, increasingly counting on outpatient growth to strengthen margins. But…
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Enterprise server prices are up 8-5%, RAM-heavy builds are up 15-25%, and SSD lead times now run three to six months. That repricing has landed in the middle of a planning cycle already complicated by AI. Next-generation GPU racks draw…
An AI investment that saves FTEs is easy to defend. One that improves patient safety, clinician satisfaction or access to care is harder to put in front of a finance committee. One health system addressed this by naming both. Green…
More than 450 employees at The Cigna Group have signed a petition challenging the company’s decision to end GLP-1 weight-loss coverage for its workforce. Cigna stopped covering GLP-1s for weight loss through its employee health plan July 1. The company…