Employers that exclude GLP-1s point staff to a website and a pretax account – The Health Care Blog
By JOHN SAMARAS Most employers still won’t cover GLP-1s for weight loss, and some of them now tell the employee where to buy them without the…
What Gen Z healthcare workers are really looking for
For nearly a decade, I stood in front of healthcare classrooms and, later, helped build the programs behind them, first as a professor, then…
Time to Stop “Calling it Reimbursement” – The Health Care Blog
By JEFF GOLDSMITH Back during the Jurassic period, at the beginning of my consulting career, senior colleagues at Ernst and Whinney took me to…
Humana soars, Alignment plummets in 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratings
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Medicare Advantage star ratings are…
How Private Equity Is Squeezing Local Hospitals – The Health Care Blog
By ADAM LEE Reflecting on a Private Equity (PE) internship in New York City reveals a major takeaway: financial engineering can be incredibly…
Texas attorney general investigates UnitedHealth over care denials
Dive Brief: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth, alleging that the healthcare behemoth engages…
Healthcare Is Fighting the Wrong AI War – The Health Care Blog
By KIM BELLARD The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is crying wolf about AI. Its new analysis claims that “hospital systems are increasingly…
Trump administration revamps insurer price transparency reporting
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trump administration has overhauled the…
The Rural Radiologist Who Already Exists – The Health Care Blog
By STEVEN GOODMAN The future of rural healthcare won’t be determined by how much money is invested. It will be determined by how wisely that…