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- Beyond the screen: How AI can give physicians their attention backby Justin Hubbard MD MMSc, Vice President, Product Management - Clinical at ModMed on October 26, 2026 at 9:00 am
Patients notice when a doctor already knows their story. Smarter charts make that moment possible.
- Five major companies pledge faster, electronic prior authorizationsby Jacqueline LaPointe on October 23, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Amazon, Google, Meta and other employers agreed to reform their prior authorization policies for their self-funded health plans, which provide coverage for millions of Americans.
- Trump administration sued for second time over ACA broker freezeby Rebecca Pifer Parduhn on October 23, 2026 at 1:22 pm
Another trade association is taking the HHS and CMS to court over their decision to lock out new agents and brokers from participating in open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act plans.
- Quest Diagnostics hit by cyberattackby Ricky Zipp on October 22, 2026 at 8:18 pm
The testing company believes an unauthorized third party accessed patient records.
- Risant Health to acquire Oklahoma system Integris Healthby Jill Hughes on October 22, 2026 at 4:24 pm
The acquisition is set to give Integris access to extra capital and technology at a time when many health systems are being hit by rising expenses.
- Molina joins Medicaid recovery bandwagon despite mixed Q3by Rebecca Pifer Parduhn on October 22, 2026 at 4:17 pm
It’s the latest insurer to report momentum in the safety-net insurance program as states increase their payment rates and costs plateau. “The imbalance between rates and trend appears to have stabilized,” Molina’s CEO said.
- Developers, not doctors, should be held accountable for generative AI medical devices, providers sayby Anuja Vaidya on October 22, 2026 at 3:54 pm
Provider groups are lobbying the Food and Drug Administration to make tech companies responsible for the safety and performance of generative AI-backed medical devices, arguing the tools’ makers are best equipped to evaluate them.
- Ghost networks haunt mental health access, study findsby Jacqueline LaPointe on October 21, 2026 at 7:18 pm
A secret shopper study found less than a quarter of calls to mental health clinicians resulted in appointments, with directory errors and unreachable providers driving so-called "ghost" networks.
- Hackensack Meridian, Hunterdon pen merger agreementby Jill Hughes on October 21, 2026 at 4:21 pm
As part of the deal, which still needs to be approved by regulators, Hackensack will invest about $230 million to improve Hunterdon’s facilities and roll out Epic’s electronic health record.
- Centene, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare sidle into some new counties in 2027 ACA plansby Rebecca Pifer Parduhn on October 21, 2026 at 1:09 pm
The major insurers are entering new Affordable Care Act markets as others are leaving the exchanges en masse, though in the cases of Centene and UnitedHealthcare, county additions paper over larger state exits.








