UnitedHealthcare is exiting Georgia’s ACA marketplace Jan. 1, 2027, the insurer and Georgia’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire confirmed to Becker’s Oct. 6. “We remain committed to serving members throughout the transition and will continue providing…
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The healthcare supply chain has entered a new era of sustained uncertainty. Geopolitical instability, tariffs, raw material shortages, cybersecurity threats and pharmaceutical shortfalls have made volatility a permanent feature of the operating environment. Community hospitals feel this pressure most acutely.…
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Massachusetts is the healthiest state in the nation for women and children for the second consecutive year, while Louisiana again ranks last, according to the United Health Foundation’s “2026 America’s Health Rankings Health of Women and Children Report” published Oct.…
Supply savings work tends to end at the contract. Price is negotiated, the line item improves and the program reports a win. Underneath that win, two physicians perform the same procedure and consume different supplies at different cost. Reimbursement does…
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Scheduling looks effortless in a pitch. Specialty rules, EHR integration, and real-time patient context don’t. And in healthcare, an AI platform that underperforms at the front door is felt across the entire operation. This ebook gives operations leaders a structured…
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Cigna Healthcare is launching Health Sense, a tailored customer and clinical support model that unifies health, benefits and cost information, in early 2027. Health Sense will be embedded across the Cigna experience, instead of operating as a standalone resource. The…
Health Care Service Corp. has cut its Medicare Advantage footprint in half less than two years after buying Cigna’s Medicare business for $3.3 billion, but the Chicago-based insurer says the narrowed focus will allow it to achieve sustainable growth over…
AI could help hospitals lower costs, but Fitch said those savings could prompt payers and policymakers to reprice reimbursement. The analysis appears in Fitch’s “Artificial Intelligence Stress Test” report, published Oct. 5. The report scores 107 subsectors on how adverse…
Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group. An Oct. 5 news release said the investigation resulted from allegations of “deceptive and unlawful practices” that could have denied Texans medically necessary care.…
The California Medical Association and the California Association of Health Plans are challenging the state’s restructured managed care organization tax, according to an Oct. 1 California Supreme Court filing. The legal action is directed at California’s Department of Health Care…