Paul Markovich’s 4 Ideas to Reduce Healthcare Costs
Paul Markovich, president and CEO of Ascendiun, shared his ideas for bringing down healthcare costs, including digital health records and changing how healthcare is paid for.
OIG: 3 Largest MA Insurers Deny Prior Auth Requests at High Rates for Long-Term Acute Care, Inpatient Rehab
An OIG report found that the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers denied prior authorization requests for long-term acute care and inpatient rehabilitation at higher rates than other MA plans in 2024.
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The Power of Real World Data to Study Women’s Health at Scale
Veradigm examines key clinical trends, comorbidity profiles, and treatment trends across adolescence, reproductive years, and peri-/post-menopause. Download it today!
Healthcare Leader to CMS on New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements: Give States an Extension
At AHIP 2026, healthcare leaders raised concerns about CMS’ new Medicaid eligibility requirements, with one urging the agency to give states more time to implement them.
DiMe Launches New Initiative for Virtual-First Care
The Digital Medicine Society launched an initiative to help payers and virtual care providers avoid common contract implementation challenges.
Vida Health Teams Up with Instacart to Expand Access to Nutritious Food
Vida Health partnered with Instacart to provide members with grocery stipends for healthy foods, expanding access to nutrition support as part of cardiometabolic care.
Will CMS’ Last-Minute Medicaid Work Requirement Changes Cause More Harm?
Healthcare advocates warn that a new CMS rule on Medicaid work requirement exemptions could increase red tape and cause eligible people to lose coverage.
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Top 7 Modern AI-Powered EAP Providers for Global Workforces in 2026
Discover the top AI-powered EAP providers for 2026. Compare platforms like Kyan Health and Spring Health on triage speed, global reach, and clinical quality to transform workforce wellbeing.
Winona Launches Menopause Research Initiative
Winona launched a new research initiative to fund and support menopause and women's health research.
What the ‘One Nation, Overcharged’ Campaign Aims to Achieve
One Nation, Overcharged, a campaign backed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, launched to raise awareness of rising healthcare costs.
Peterson Philanthropies Unveils Employer Health Analytics Company via $50M Commitment
Peterson Philanthropies launched Peterson Health Analytics with a $50 million commitment to help employers better understand and manage healthcare costs.
Ilant Health Raises $15M to Advance Obesity Care
Ilant Health's Series A round was led by Cornucopian Capital, with participation from naturalX, Peakbridge, Semcap AI, Evidenced, Operator Partners, Celtic, LifeX and AlphaLab.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Sues UnitedHealthcare, Alleges $100M MassHealth Fraud
The Massachusetts attorney general sued UnitedHealthcare, alleging the insurer improperly inflated MassHealth members’ health risk scores to secure at least $100 million in excess payments.
4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in May
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in May. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds.
Garner Health Secures $100M to Connect Patients with High-Performing Doctors
Garner's Series E round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint, Thrive, Sequoia, Founders Fund and Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
Walmart, Teladoc Team Up to Expand Access to Virtual Care
Through a new partnership, Teladoc Health's virtual services are now available on Walmart's Better Care Services platform.
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MedCity FemFwd: The Complicated History Behind Hormone Replacement Therapy
In this episode, we’re joined by Janna Manjelievskaia, director of health economics and outcomes research at Veradigm. We discuss Veradigm’s recent Women’s Health Insights Report, which highlights the complicated history around Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), a medication used to treat menopause.