Roughly 1.1 million Medicare beneficiaries have signed up to access discounted GLP-1s through CMS’ Bridge model, HHS Chief Counselor Chris Klomp said during an Oct. 7 Wall Street Journal event. The pilot launched July 1, rolling out to Medicare Part…
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has named Brian Keller president and CEO, effective Dec. 1. Mr. Keller will succeed Bryan Camerlinck, who announced his planned retirement earlier this year. Mr. Camerlinck will remain president and CEO through Nov.…
Independent practices are steadily disappearing as more physicians move into larger health systems. The share of physicians in private practice fell from 60% in 2012 to 42%, according to the most recent data. For health plans, that shift carries a…
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Up to 43% of telemetry use in non-ICU units may lack a clear clinical indication. Yet many health systems still lack an enterprise view of how monitoring is being used, whether orders and device activity align, how long telemetry continues,…
Medication safety programs focus on the five rights, barcode scanning and double checks. Storage design gets far less attention. An analysis of Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) reporting data found selection errors in 28 percent of relevant events involving…
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Most health systems still plan around instinct. Atlantic Health System spent nearly a decade replacing it with evidence. For close to nine years, Atlantic Health System has put demand forecasting at the center of strategic planning. In this fireside chat,…
Nov 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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- Don Dykstra, Vice President of Strategy and Business Planning, Atlantic Health
- Stephanie Hazel, Director, Service Delivery & Insights, Vizient
Centene will launch its National Performance-Based Gold Card Program in November. Gold carding aims to streamline prior authorization, reducing requirements for trusted providers. The program will first be available to more than 160,000 qualifying providers across the country for some…
Alignment Healthcare filed a lawsuit on Oct. 9 against CMS and HHS over 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratings. The complaint, filed in the District of Columbia’s federal court, follows CMS’ release of MA star ratings on Oct. 8. The star…
Humana has agreed to form a new joint venture with investment management firm BlackRock to own and operate nearly 150 CenterWell Senior Primary Care clinics, replacing CenterWell’s existing joint ventures with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Funds…
UnitedHealth Group reported $4.1 billion in profit for the third quarter of 2026, up 75% year over year, according to an Oct. 13 release. UnitedHealth raised its full-year outlook to at least $19.50 per share, with adjusted earnings of at…