Aetna will settle with LGBTQ+ members over alleged discrimination with fertility treatments, according to mid-December court filings in the U.S. District Court for northern California. The court granted preliminary approval for the class-action settlement Dec. 17. Commercial Aetna members with…
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Burnout, denials, workforce gaps — behavioral health leaders are under pressure from all sides. With demand climbing and capacity stretched, the sector faces a defining moment. This live webinar unpacks results from a nationwide Becker’s-NextGen Healthcare survey of senior behavioral…
Jan 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Chelsea Phelps, FNP-C, Clinic Director of Child Adolescent Health, Samuel Rogers Community Health Center
- Javier Favela, VP Market & Segment Leader, NextGen Healthcare
- Sri Velamoor, CEO, NextGen Healthcare
CMS has proposed two new models aimed at curbing Medicare drug spending by linking payments to international benchmarks. The proposals — GUARD for Part D drugs and GLOBE for Part B — are the latest in the CMS Innovation Center’s…
Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements are at an inflection point — payers are catching on, but not to the point of industry mass-adoption, and some employers still have their doubts. Rather than providing a group health plan, employers can offer…
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee agreed to a settlement with employees who said the company denied their COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests, thus affecting their careers, according to a Dec. 8 filing in the U.S. District Court for eastern Tennessee. The employees…
CMS has created an office focused on rural health transformation initiatives. The Office of Rural Health Transformation will oversee the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, according to an announcement published in the Federal Register. The program aims to improve…
UnitedHealth Group has released findings from multiple independent reviews of its business practices following a June pledge from CEO Stephen Hemsley to conduct a transparent and comprehensive examination of company processes. The reviews, conducted by FTI Consulting and Analysis Group,…
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services submitted a motion Dec. 18 to intervene in the state of Minnesota’s rehabilitation of UCare, which underwent state control Dec. 17. “Fairview should not be required to watch as a bystander while the state unilaterally resolves questions…
Payers and providers are widely using AI — but most aren’t seeing full value. Despite near-universal adoption, a nationwide survey conducted with Becker’s Healthcare found fewer than half of organizations are fully committed to using AI to transform outcomes and…
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When Patrick Gilligan was interviewing for the top job at Point32Health earlier this year, he knew the nonprofit insurer was struggling. But Mr. Gilligan, a 30-year industry veteran who has worked on both sides of the payer-provider divide, saw something…