The CDC made a major change to the childhood immunization schedule this week, ending a long-standing policy that supports giving all newborns a hepatitis B virus vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
Among the awardees, Montefiore Health System in the Bronx is getting $41 million to fund a cybersecurity project and Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island received $54 million for an EHR transformation project.
Many health systems remain in the early stages of adoption, citing cost and budget constraints as the largest obstacles as providers bump into the realities of implementing new AI technologies at scale.
In the past 18 months, Evernorth has expanded its Behavioral Care Group from virtual services in six markets and a network of 1,000 providers to more than 5,000 providers across all 50 states.
Dozens of systems and other healthcare organizations have CEOs departing in 2025. Three executives from major lobbying groups shared insights on their careers, healthcare leadership and lingering challenges facing the industry.
Longtime Humana executive George Renaudin, insurance segment president, plans to retire by next summer. The insurer tapped Amazon healthcare leader Aaron Martin to initially lead its Medicare Advantage business and as Renaudin's successor.
As biopharma and healthcare companies face a rapidly shifting regulatory environment, marketing and advisory firm Avalere Health is bolstering its abilities to help its clients navigate the changes.
While many organizations have rolled back explicit DEI policies in the Trump era, two executives discussed the benefit of diversity for destigmatizing healthcare and treating patients.
Healthcare deal activity cooled off in 2025, but the sector is poised to bounce back next year, driven by investments in artificial intelligence, an improved exit environment and policy shifts driving buyers to move quickly.
Highmark released its third-quarter earnings report Monday, in which its top brass said the insurer expects to see elevated utilization trends persist into 2026.
A recent C-suite survey finds ongoing interest in adopting value-based care models, even as most respondents believe the industry has cooled on alternative payments since 2023.
While the American healthcare system has gradually begun to adopt value-based care, it has not taken the leap and seen what it looks like when it is implemented at scale.
Republicans in the House of Representatives have unveiled their plan to tackle healthcare costs, though the bill does not address the soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
The blue states' lawsuit, filed Friday, asks the court to declare the heightened visa fees unlawful and places a heavy emphasis on its impact on healthcare access.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to challenge state laws on artificial intelligence and speed up plans to create one national AI framework.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Health plans often struggle to cross a significant gap in trust with members, and meeting that challenge is critical to engaging with them through digital avenues, experts said.
At the Fierce Health Payer Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, executives from payer organizations discussed the difficulty they've faced accurately pricing their plans for 2026 and reassuring members.