Papa, eternalHealth expand partnership around Plus platform
Papa is expanding its relationship with eternalHealth, with the Boston-based insurer signing on for three core services from its Papa Plus platform.
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Four health systems, including Ochsner and Denver Health, go live with Epic's real-time prior authorization checks
UnitedHealthcare, Network Health and Aetna are among the first group of health plans to go live with the API, while Ochsner Health, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Denver Health and Summit Health are the four health systems now using the real-time prior…
Read full article →DocGo agrees to acquire virtual care provider Hicuity Health, assumes $52M debt
DocGo is acquiring the virtual care provider by assuming approximately $52 million in existing debt.
Read full article →As healthcare costs weigh on patients, states could play a bigger role, report finds
Recent Commonwealth Fund reports outline the nation's grievances with rising healthcare costs and the greater role states could take in protecting those most at risk.
Read full article →Innovaccer, Mastek ink strategic partnership to scale agentic AI in healthcare globally
Mastek will join Innovaccer’s Platinum GSI program as the company works to expand into the U.K. and Europe.
Read full article →Kaiser Permanente notches 4.6% Q2 operating margin, $5.3B net income
The country's largest nonprofit health system outlined a 10.9% year-over-year increase in operating revenues for the quarter ended June 30.
Read full article →Epic faces Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation, Reuters reports
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Epic and is looking into its data-sharing practices, Reuters reported on Friday.
Read full article →Women's oncology market will reach $110B by 2030 across therapeutics, diagnostics and care delivery
Female-specific oncology is expected to grow from about $65 billion to $75 billion today to reach $100 billion to $110 billion in 2030. This growth will be derived from areas such as therapeutics, devices and diagnostics and care delivery.
Read full article →Universal Health Services closes $835M Talkspace acquisition
Talkspace will retain its brand, structure and broader strategic direction while operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of the brick-and-mortar acute and behavioral care provider. Executives said they expect both businesses to benefit from bidirectional patient referrals.
Read full article →Beyond Compliance: Rethinking No Surprises Act strategy
Winning under the No Surprises Act starts before arbitration.
Read full article →Abridge expands AI decision support to more clinicians in bid to become healthcare's copilot
Since April, more than 300 enterprise health systems have adopted Abridge's artificial intelligence-based decision support solution, and the company is now making the tool available to every clinician at its partner health systems.
Read full article →Study examines how ICHRA adoption could help stabilize ACA risk pools
With the instability in the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces, proponents of ICHRA have suggested that these models could help support the risk pools.
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