Category: Health Insurance

CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery

Oak Street Health cofounder Mike Pykosz, president of CVS’ healthcare delivery arm, is departing CVS.
CVS released the news Tuesday, when it announced that Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu will replace Pykosz and become president, Health Care Delivery, in addit…

Insurance markets are still highly concentrated, AMA says

Dominant health insurers in most metropolitan areas across the U.S.

Washington Power Has Shifted. Here’s How the ACA May Shift, Too.

With a new Trump administration poised to move into the White House and Republicans set to control both chambers of Congress, party leaders are making a to-do list for the Affordable Care Act.

Trump picks Dr. Mehmet Oz to head CMS

TV celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon and former Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

UPMC, Vanderbilt join Aegis Ventures in digital consortium

Aegis Ventures is welcoming two new health system partners, UPMC Enterprises and Vanderbilt Health, into its digital consortium, a strategic alliance of nine systems that was announced earlier this year. 

HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Human Services to enforce federal disability rights laws after a complaint alleged that a person with disa…

HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Human Services to enforce federal disability rights laws after a complaint alleged that a person with disa…

Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing

Orthopedic providers have filed a lawsuit against Elevance, UnitedHealthcare and other insurers alleging they entered a multibillion-dollar price-fixing scheme with MultiPlan.
The complaint claims the scheme was aimed at suppressing payment rates to do…

Tenet to deploy AI platform across its physician network

Tenet Healthcare is deploying an ambient AI platform across Tenet Physician Resources.
Tenet has partnered with Commure for Commure Scribe, a platform that will integrate clinical workflows. This is expected to reduce administrative burden by streamlin…

Blue Cross Massachusetts expanding women’s health services

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is expanding access to its women’s health offerings, with new services and care options that include a new doula program that’s part of an expanded partnership.