Strategic Planning / Payer
Patrick Conway to take over CEO duties at Optum Health
June 27, 2025
PAYERS
Formerly Healthcare Payer NewsChange comes to health insurance
Policy changes and new value-based reimbursement models aren't just disrupting healthcare providers.
Insurers and government payers are having to make major adjustments as well.
This section highlights Healthcare Finance’s coverage on topics including benefit design, Medicare and Medicaid, risk management,
payer contracting, analytics, compliance, insurance exchanges, provider-sponsored health plans and merger and acquisition activity among top U.S. insurers.
Budgeting / Payer
Sharp HealthCare reduces workforce by 1.5%, citing economy
Senior executive compensation will be reduced by about 15%, with CEO Chris Howard taking a pay cut.
July 03, 2025
Artificial Intelligence / Payer
UnitedHealth launches tech-enabled personalized provider search
June 20, 2025
Reimbursement / Payer
What's in, out for healthcare in 'Big Beautiful Bill'
A telehealth provision in bill makes permanent first-dollar coverage for High-Deductible Health Plan-Health Savings Accounts, says ATA.
June 30, 2025
KEY PAYER TOPICS
MEDICARE & MEDICAID / Payer
CMS notifies patients impacted by data breach
About 103,000 beneficiaries may have been impacted by the creation of fraudulent Medicare.gov accounts.
July 01, 2025
REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT / Payer
Cedar announces agentic AI for healthcare billing
Revenue cycle teams are able to resolve billing inquiries faster through an automated AI call center.
April 30, 2025