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Quest Diagnostics is launching a chatbot tailored for laboratory test results as it seeks to give patients the ability to get a handle on their findings and perform deeper dives on their own health.

Health tech startup Tennr is focused on using artificial intelligence to fix the front office patient referral system by automating workflows and documentation intake.

DoseSpot and Arrive Health have merged to combine an e-prescribing platform with medical and pharmacy benefits data to advance real-time medication price transparency for providers and patients.

As incumbent Medicare Advantage plans grapple with cost pressures and the threat of flat 2027 rates, smaller players have an opportunity to thrive, Clover Health CEO Andrew Toy told investors Thursday.

Cigna's Evernorth has acquired CarepathRx just two years after making a significant investment in the company, a spokesperson confirmed to Fierce Healthcare.

Walgreens is wading into the self-pay GLP-1 space, going head-to-head with telehealth subscription offerings.

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) coalition is keen on addressing the burden of chronic disease, but isn’t focused enough on mental health, Kennedy said. By working together, advocates can accomplish a lot in the next three years.

Alignment Healthcare CEO John Kao took a more measured approach to discussing proposed 2027 rates for Medicare Advantage, saying that while the flat proposal falls short of the current cost environment, the company is well-positioned to adjust.

Healthcare leaders have a responsibility to accelerate deployment of technologies that can detect unreported safety events, writes Press Ganey Chief Safety and Transformation Officer Tejal Gandhi, M.D.

At the heart of many sessions at this year’s conference was the idea that in order to extend life, society needs to consider how to improve its quality. Tech should play a role.

Teladoc Health reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results with both revenue and earnings exceeding analysts' expectations, driving a 15% jump in the company's stock Thursday.

Elevance Health Chief Financial Officer Mark Kaye will grow his list of duties to include oversight of Carelon, the company announced Thursday.

The Trump administration has proposed flat rates in Medicare Advantage for 2027, and insurers argue in new commentary that those levels do not reflect the realities of the program.

Health Gorilla is asking a district court to throw out Epic's lawsuit, arguing the EHR giant bypassed mandatory contractual dispute resolution procedures and that its claims are deficient.

Following an unexpected delay of the CDC vaccine panel's February meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has selected dates next month to convene and discuss, among other matters, COVID-19 vaccine safety.

CredAgent can automate every part of the credentialing process, from verifying data to confirming applications to documenting tasks, all while keeping a human in the loop.

With new features like a clinical AI assistant to transcribe notes and now a dialer tool, OpenEvidence is going directly head-to-head with AI scribe companies and Doximity.

The new push, which comes just one day after President Donald Trump highlighted the White House's focus on fraudulent behavior across multiple social programs in his State of the Union address, includes three key prongs and is spearheaded by Vice President J.D. Vance.

Volumes on the acute and behavioral sides of the company fell short of a general goal of 2% to 3% growth per year. Executives outlined to analysts efficiency and pricing gains as bright spots for the company's 2025, while also acknowledging there's room to improve in the months to come.

Federal investigators now treat one-way retrospective coding as evidence of intent. Here's what MA plans need to know before the next audit cycle.