The Alarming Scale of Unnecessary Spine Surgeries
A groundbreaking analysis by the Lown Institute has revealed a disturbing trend in American healthcare: hospitals performed over 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year…
Understanding the Medicare Advantage Exodus
A significant shift Hospitals is reshaping the American healthcare landscape as 29 health systems across the United States have severed ties with Medicare Advantage plans throughout 2024 and 2025. This…
Patrick Kehoe, Executive Vice President of Product Management, Messagepoint, Inc.
For healthcare payers offering Medicare Advantage and Dual Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), the translation of member-facing materials is a costly, complex and high-stakes process. Translation…
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What You Should Know:
– mPulse, a provider of Health Experience and Insights (HXI) technology, has acquired Clarity Software Solutions, a leader in health communications technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclsoed.
– The…
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What You Should Know:
– Humana Inc. has released a new Value-Based Care Issue Brief with findings that indicate value-based care delivers a higher quality of care and better medication adherence to evidence-based medicine for…
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What You Should Know:
– Wellth, a digital health company specializing in combining daily motivation with behavior change strategies secures $36M in Series C financing led by Mercato Partners, with participation from FCA Venture Partners,…
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2025 Post-Acute Care Industry Trend Report by Trella Health
What You Should Know:
– Trella Health, a source of healthcare growth insights and performance analytics, today announced the release of its 2021 Post-Acute Care Industry Trend…
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David Talby, CEO, John Snow Labs
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) Rate Announcement, projecting a 5.06% average increase in payments to MA plans. That’s…
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Credit: Soda Health
What You Should Know:
– Walmart and Soda Health, a health technology company focused on smarter health benefits administration announced a collaboration to launch the Walmart Everyday Health Signals™ program.
– The strategic initiative…
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Hospital organizations across the United States have submitted comprehensive feedback challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) rule for fiscal year 2026. The public comment period,…
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