Over one-half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans this year, according to KFF. Given that enrollment and recent scrutiny, all eyes are on how the private alternative to traditional Medicare gets paid. A Nov. 20 KFF…
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Vermont has the highest average ACA benchmark premium in 2026, while New Hampshire has the lowest, according to KFF. The U.S. average is $625. Premiums were analyzed using the second-lowest cost silver plan premium for a 40-year-old in each county…
Thirteen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced eight bills aimed at reforming Medicare Advantage and solidifying traditional Medicare, according to a Nov. 19 news release from Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis. Each piece of legislation falls into one of…
Sterile processing departments and operating rooms often hit a breaking point before real change occurs. Emplify Health by Gundersen acted earlier. Leaders identified early warning signs that threatened surgical throughput and long-term expansion. Instead of turning to short-term fixes, the…
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Leah Schild
Clinical Operations Director, Emplify Health by Gundersen
Jennifer Greisen
Principal, Strategic Solutions, Aesculap
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill Nov. 18 requiring insurance companies to extend autism behavioral therapy coverage to include individuals up to 26 years old. Behavioral therapy for autism can include applied behavior analysis and cognitive behavioral therapy, along…
Too often, nurses are forced to act as “go-betweens” — juggling multiple devices, chasing down information and spending more time managing tech than caring for patients. This webinar unpacks how hospitals can shift that dynamic by simplifying communication and workflows.…
Dec 16, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Peter D. Stetson, MD, MA, FAMIA
CMIO, TigerConnect
Kassaundra McKnight-Young, MBA, MSN, RN, NI-BC
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Violence against healthcare workers has reached a crisis point and hospitals are paying the price. With workplace violence costing billions and turnover averaging $61,110 per departure, the stakes are too high to treat safety and retention as separate challenges. Forward-thinking…
Dec 11, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Don Campbell
Head of Product Management, Workforce, HID Global
Brent Gette
Director, Americas Sales, Workforce, HID Global
Over 90% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries believe that supplemental benefits can improve health and save money, according to a Nov. 20 Humana Healthcare Research survey. Humana’s research organization, coupled with input from the University of Pennsylvania, surveyed 5,979 of the…
Obesity treatment is entering a transformative era — and few therapies have garnered more attention or raised more questions than GLP-1 receptor agonists. In a featured session at Becker’s Fall 2025 Payer Issues Roundtable, Lia Gass Rodriguez, MD, chief medical…
Dual eligible special needs plans, or D-SNP, are the fastest growing segment of Medicare Advantage, as insurers increasingly focus on complex populations amid broader margin pressures within the program. At Becker’s 4th annual Fall Payer Issues Roundtable, Michael Carson, president…