Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System will remain in network with PacificSource, according to a Nov. 13 news release. The commercial contract will last for two years, whereas the Medicare Advantage contract will last for one year. St. Charles has…
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Healthcare workers operate under intense pressure: long shifts, critical decision-making, emotional labor, and exposure to trauma. These demands take a toll on mental health, and traditional support often falls short of what today’s clinicians and staff truly need. This guide…
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As part of the ongoing enterprise-wide recalibration effort to improve financial performance, UnitedHealth Group leadership shared in late October that it would be moving its finance business at Optum under the umbrella of Optum Insight, the company’s data and analytics…
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts agreed on a three-year contract set to take effect Jan. 1, according to the insurer. Almost 200,000 UMass Memorial patients are insured by BCBS of Massachusetts. The current…
Physician turnover is costly. Time-to-fill is long. And burnout is accelerating. In response, more health systems are shifting their approach to locum tenens by embracing strategic planning instead of reactive problem solving. The 2025 State of Locums Report—drawing on new…
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Business services provider Conduent faced a data breach going into 2025, leaving insurers scrambling. According to the company, the breach could have revealed members’ names, social security numbers, insurance information and medical data. Here are three updates on how the…
During fiscal year 2025, Medicaid enrollment dipped while spending grew, according to a Nov. 13 KFF brief. The nonprofit organization hired Health Management Associates to consult state Medicaid directors across the country on recent trends. Florida, Kansas and Mississippi did…
Elevance Health is pushing to maintain its health plan contract for New York City employees, according to a Nov. 13 Bloomberg article on the court filings. The news outlet spotted an appeal in the case that was briefly public. The…
Evernorth Care Group, the care delivery division of Cigna Group, is laying off 143 employees at its Scottsdale, Arizona location, according to regulatory documents filed in November. In September, Scottsdale-based HonorHealth announced plans to acquire Evernorth Care Group’s facilities, which…
Major payers reported mixed third-quarter results amid rising medical costs and operational headwinds, a stark contrast to the more robust performance seen by some of the largest for-profit health systems. Becker’s compared Q3 performance across six major payers — UnitedHealth…