Healthcare more broadly has been focused on reaching consumers where they are at. Health systems have established virtual care partnerships, and prescription drugs are now more accessible via direct-to-consumer pathways. But health insurers have also been developing strategies to reach…
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Health plan leaders are no strangers to complexity, but the current moment feels different. Regulatory pressure, affordability concerns, the slow-moving shift to value-based care, and the operational weight of modernizing systems that were not built for today’s demands are all…
Expanding access to care and supporting whole-person health is essential to reducing the cost of healthcare. While clinical innovation plays an important role, long-term health outcomes are often shaped by community-based services such as mental health support, housing organizations, food…
UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business is planning more prior authorization rollbacks and wants to be seen as a better partner to the health systems it negotiates with, the unit’s CEO and CFO said at Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting in Chicago. Dan Kueter,…
SCAN has been using AI to transform case management and patient care coordination, cutting down the time for pulling a member’s full history from two hours to five minutes. Following SCAN’s appointment of its first chief AI officer, Aman Bhandari,…
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UnitedHealth Group Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President Margaret-Mary Wilson, MD, has been leaning into social media — and thinks other healthcare leaders should consider getting vocal, too. In a recent episode of the “Becker’s Healthcare Podcast,” Dr. Wilson…
Molina Healthcare CEO Joseph Zubretsky will become the longest-tenured chief executive among big payers when Cigna’s David Cordani retires on July 1. Mr. Zubretsky narrowly edges out Elevance’s Gail Boudreaux for the distinction. Mr. Zubretsky assumed his role on Nov.…
As healthcare costs rise, employers are at a crossroads — deciding whether to stick out a traditional insurance model or explore alternatives — according to Sidecar Health Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Knight. Sidecar Health is an insurer that works with…
Healthcare affordability took center stage in some governors’ 2026 “State of the State” addresses. The National Governors Association compiled excerpts from across the country that focused on healthcare, ranging from technology use to the Rural Health Transformation Program to insurance…
The ground is shifting beneath the healthcare industry, and payers know it. With federal Medicaid funding under scrutiny, enhanced ACA subsidies expired, value-based care models continuing to evolve, and state legislatures moving at their own pace on everything from AI…