The National Committee for Quality Assurance identified the standout MA plans for each state, evaluating based on nearly 50 factors that include patient experience and clinical performance. The ratings were released Sept. 16 and are based on 2024 data from…
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Oct 23, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM America/Chicago
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Dr. Ryan Broderick
Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSD
John Burton
VP Surgical Service Line, Memorial Hermann Health System
UnitedHealthcare of Texas CEO, Scott Flannery, is retiring after 26 years with the company. Mr. Flannery has served as CEO of the market, which also covers Oklahoma, since 2022. He first joined the company in 1999. In a Sept. 16…
Amazon will invest $1 billion to lower healthcare costs for full-time employees in its basic health plan, the company said Sept. 17. The retail giant will lower the weekly cost of the plan from more than $7 to $5, while maintaining its…
Three Medicare Advantage plans scored a full five stars in this year’s health plan rankings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. An additional 17 plans, including six more Kaiser Foundation Health Plans from around the country, scored 4.5 stars…
Of the 998 health plans rated by the NCQA in 2025, 18 received a rating of 2 stars or lower. The ratings, published Sept. 16, evaluate plans on nearly 50 assessments of patient experience and clinical performance. Just 11 plans…
ACA co-op Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, part of CareSource, is pulling back from offering individual and family health plans in 11 Wisconsin counties in 2026. The change includes all CGHC CareSource plans offered on the exchange and directly from the…
Siloed patient-reported outcome (PRO) initiatives leave data unused and front-line teams unsupported. Norton Healthcare, Endeavor Health, and Northwestern Medicine are taking a different path — embedding PROs across their organizations to shape care delivery, guide innovation, and meet regulatory demands. In…
Oct 16, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
Matt Gitelis
Founder and CEO, PatientIQ
Steven Glassman, MD
Medical Director and Chair, American Spine Registry at Norton Healthcare
Justin Brueck
System Vice President, Innovation and Research, Endeavor Health
Deneen Ochab
Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Northwestern Medicine
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the highest-quality and most-effective health plans of 2025 based on nearly 50 factors that include patient experience and clinical performance. The ratings were released Sept. 16 and draw on 2024 data from…