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Uninsured rate rises to 11% ahead of Medicaid work requirements
Cuts to federal programs and the loss of enhanced subsidies on the exchanges could deepen an existing healthcare affordability crisis, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
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Sponsored by ModMedBeyond the screen: How AI can give physicians their attention back
Patients notice when a doctor already knows their story. Smarter charts make that moment possible.
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Five major companies pledge faster, electronic prior authorizations
Amazon, Google, Meta and other employers agreed to reform their prior authorization policies for their self-funded health plans, which provide coverage for millions of Americans.
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Molina joins Medicaid recovery bandwagon despite mixed Q3
It’s the latest insurer to report momentum in the safety-net insurance program as states increase their payment rates and costs plateau. “The imbalance between rates and trend appears to have stabilized,” Molina’s CEO said.
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Quest Diagnostics hit by cyberattack
The testing company believes an unauthorized third party accessed patient records.
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Top healthcare conferences to attend in 2027
These are the best industry events for digital health, provider and payer leaders to attend next year.
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Risant Health to acquire Oklahoma system Integris Health
The acquisition is set to give Integris access to extra capital and technology at a time when many health systems are being hit by rising expenses.
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Developers, not doctors, should be held accountable for generative AI medical devices, providers say
Provider groups are lobbying the Food and Drug Administration to make tech companies responsible for the safety and performance of generative AI-backed medical devices, arguing the tools’ makers are best equipped to evaluate them.
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Elevance sees Medicaid momentum in Q3
States jacked up their Medicaid rates in July, a positive development for the insurer. Elevance now thinks its Medicaid margin will be better than its prior expectation of -1.75% this year.
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Ghost networks haunt mental health access, study finds
A secret shopper study found less than a quarter of calls to mental health clinicians resulted in appointments, with directory errors and unreachable providers driving so-called "ghost" networks.
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Hackensack Meridian, Hunterdon pen merger agreement
As part of the deal, which still needs to be approved by regulators, Hackensack will invest about $230 million to improve Hunterdon’s facilities and roll out Epic’s electronic health record.
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Centene, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare sidle into some new counties in 2027 ACA plans
The major insurers are entering new Affordable Care Act markets as others are leaving the exchanges en masse, though in the cases of Centene and UnitedHealthcare, county additions paper over larger state exits.
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OpenEvidence, Doximity settle thorny AI legal battle
The health AI companies are putting to bed a legal dispute involving dueling lawsuits, claims of corporate espionage and allegations of harassment.
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TrackerTracking healthcare data breaches
A vendor that processes some of California's state Medicaid billing experienced a data breach last fall that impacted more than 970,000 people, according to a new filing with the HHS.
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5 doctors weigh in on the promise, limitations of a closely watched multicancer blood test
As a screening test from Grail moves closer to Food and Drug Administration approval, cancer experts share what encourages and concerns them most about Galleri.
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CMS proposes rule to clean up MA provider directories, shine light on PBMs
The proposed changes would implement key healthcare provisions in a government funding package from February. The brunt of the reforms would go into effect in 2028.
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Drugmakers seek to intervene in lawsuit challenging 340B pilot
Drugmakers want a say in court to defend a rebate pilot in the 340B drug discount program that hospitals are trying to stop.
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Trade association sues Trump administration over ACA broker, agent freeze
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals alleges that the HHS violated the law by not giving the public a chance to comment on the controversial policy.
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3 tips to manage soaring health costs
Speaking at the CFO Leadership Council’s fall conference in Colorado, Marsh McLennan Senior VP Marybeth Gray shared ideas to keep employees healthy and costs down.
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Health-ISAC, Microsoft and partners take down popular phishing kit services
Microsoft and the healthcare industry’s information sharing and analysis center have teamed up to disrupt a prolific China-based phishing ecosystem.
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Rush, Endeavor to merge into Illinois powerhouse
Joining forces could give the two Chicagoland systems a leg up in the region’s fragmented and competitive hospital market — if regulators approve.
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Zocdoc acquires Sohar Health in latest push to scale tech infrastructure
It’s Zocdoc’s first acquisition in its nearly 20-year history as the online medical scheduling company works to scale. Sohar already provides insurance eligibility checks within Zocdoc’s appointment scheduling platform.
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AMA releases governance framework for agentic AI in healthcare
Industry groups have worked to release guidance on artificial intelligence-backed agents in the absence of federal regulation.
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Trump administration boots 189,000 deceased, duplicate enrollees off ACA subsidies
It comes amid a broader crackdown on the ACA exchanges as the Trump administration continues its efforts to identify “fraud, waste and abuse” in federal programs.
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FDA ‘reset’ continues with new plan for reviewing rare disease drugs
A revamped regulatory framework may give investors less of a “guessing game” as they weigh chances for drug approvals, one analyst said.
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CVS to pay $315M to settle opioid prescribing allegations
Prosecutors say the company filled unnecessary prescriptions that fueled the opioid epidemic. A spokesperson for CVS said the company admitted to no wrongdoing and strongly disagreed with the case’s claims.
