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UH says the move will centralize care and make way for new investigative technologies.
2026 will be the fourth consecutive year of elevated health benefit cost growth following a decade of moderate increases.
Evernorth said the goal is to enhance continuity of care across specialty healthcare settings.
2024 had the highest share of ACOs receiving performance payments and most savings for ACOs and Medicare.
Consumer complaints to state and federal regulators declined considerably after the law's implementation, data shows.
The system also cited "an unprecedented and unexpected surge" in charity care costs that now exceed $1M a day.
The groups say the AHRQ’s cessation of its grantmaking process violates statutory and regulatory requirements.
This forecast comes as more employees use GLP-1s for obesity, receive cancer diagnoses and use mental health services.
There are almost no indicators that healthcare utilization is increasing more than 1% year-over-year, says analytics expert.
Managing the cost of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss is the top priority in pharmacy benefits, says Mercer survey.