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…
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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…
Indiana is removing MDwise as a managed care health plan offered within the state’s Medicaid programs, effective Jan. 1. MDwise is part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care. Its current Medicaid contract with Indiana was awarded in 2023, and…
From supply chain disruption to payer friction, healthcare’s persistent operational challenges share a common root: contracts. Yet for many health systems, critical agreement data remains scattered and underutilized — limiting visibility, fueling revenue loss and increasing exposure to risk. This…
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Clinical leaders understand the value of early cancer detection — but scaling hereditary cancer risk assessment across multiple care sites? That’s a different challenge entirely. HCA Healthcare Sarah Cannon Cancer Network faced this challenge head-on. Through a strategic partnership, they…
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