Twenty-one percent of privately insured U.S. working-age adults had coverage denied for themselves or a family member over the span of one year. The Commonwealth Fund 2025 Affordability Survey, published June 4 and administered by research firm SSRS, heard from…
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An unexpected bill can undo an otherwise positive care experience. With bad debt and charity care expenses up 17% year over year in March 2026, and nearly half of American adults reporting difficulty affording care, the financial side of healthcare…
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Across three major commercial insurers, only 14% of procedure codes that triggered a prior authorization requirement at one insurer triggered it at all three, according to a study published May 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study examined…
Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill in early June to move forward with funding for the state’s health insurance affordability efforts. Colorado’s health insurance affordability enterprise — which collects fees from health plan carriers and hospitals to support…
UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health, Aetna’s parent company, are among the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 this year. Fortune‘s June 3 list ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by revenue. Nine health payers made the cut, with 2025…
Three Optum businesses are laying off 58 people in New Jersey, according to June Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices. Effective Aug. 26, the layoffs span Optum Select Management in Somerset, Optum Care in Rutherford and Optum Services in…
Highmark has filed a lawsuit against medical billing company HaloMD and neuromonitoring provider Bromedicon, alleging they exploited the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process through hundreds of ineligible filings and fabricated negotiation documents. The complaint, filed June 1 in…
Cigna will stop covering GLP-1s for weight loss through its own employee health plan July 1, the company confirmed to Becker’s. “We regularly review our health benefits to ensure they remain sustainable, accessible and aligned with the unique needs of…
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services will end most of its Medicare Advantage plans in 2027 and lay off about 150 health plan and administrative employees, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s. The changes will affect about 30,000…
Most pharmacy leaders track vacancies and recruiting spend. Far fewer see the full cost of turnover as it spreads into capacity, resilience and the ability to execute strategic priorities. This live webinar will examine what leaders are missing about pharmacy…
Jun 24, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Tina Moan, PharmD
- Julie Lanza CPhT-Adv, CSPT, CPTEd, FMSHP