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AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?

AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?

Implementing artificial intelligence requires significant human labor and technical expertise, threatening to create a digital divide between highly resourced health...

Medical lobbies urge Trump administration to exempt healthcare from H-1B changes

Medical lobbies urge Trump administration to exempt healthcare from H-1B changes

More than 50 medical groups have signed on to letters calling for healthcare workers to be exempt from new H-1B...

3 ideas for health systems to consider amid AI deployment

3 ideas for health systems to consider amid AI deployment

Providers should set clear goals on what they’re trying to achieve with AI tools and lean on project managers as...

States are ramping up AI regulation. How should healthcare respond?

States are ramping up AI regulation. How should healthcare respond?

Industry leaders should engage with state lawmakers on AI bills, given many legislators have limited experience with the technology or...

Optum Rx hikes payment floor on brand name drugs for independent pharmacies

Optum Rx hikes payment floor on brand name drugs for independent pharmacies

The move builds on the major PBM’s pivot to cost-based pricing for pharmacies announced earlier this year. Article By: Rebecca...

Foundation models are medtech’s newest trend. But what are they?

Foundation models are medtech’s newest trend. But what are they?

The AI models, which are built on massive datasets and can be adapted to multiple tasks, have become a part...

Health benefit cost increases expected to hit 15-year high, Mercer warns

Health benefit cost increases expected to hit 15-year high, Mercer warns

2026 will mark the fourth consecutive year of substantial health benefit cost growth, signaling “mounting pressure on employers’ healthcare budgets.”...

Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children

Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says the state health department can abolish some vaccine requirements while others need lawmakers’ approval....

AI has promise, but health executives struggle with safe adoption

AI has promise, but health executives struggle with safe adoption

Only 13% of health system leaders agreed that their organization had a clear strategy for integrating AI, according to a...

Cencora directors agree to $111M settlement over alleged opioid mismanagement

Cencora directors agree to $111M settlement over alleged opioid mismanagement

The settlement brings to a close litigation from pension funds that argued Cencora’s leadership ignored red flags about improper opioid distribution...