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Rural healthcare leaders are using AI tools to enhance operational efficiency and to offset a shrinking labor pool.
Centene CEO Sarah London cites headwinds in the quarter, but says Centene shows "significant operational improvements."
Cigna pulled in $1.4 billion in profit in Q4, a decrease that company officials say is due to elevated medical costs.
Three rating agencies collectively downgraded 95 facilities and upgraded 37 in 2024, compared to 116 and 33, respectively, in 2023.
The improvements are the result of performing advanced analytics on 200 data elements from each patient.
Revenue is up year-over-year, hitting $45 billion in 2024, up from $42.5 billion the prior year.
CEO Andrew Witty promises to pass through 100% of drug rebates to consumers and wants see other companies do the same.
The company cited lower retail sales and higher costs, though pharmacy sales did increase slightly year-over-year.
Renovation at the hospital will add eight new rooms for imaging, which is designed to improve patient flow.
The rule will ban medical bills on credit reports used by lenders and prohibit lenders from using medical information.