Strategic Planning
Healthcare leaders from a number of institutions converged on Brooklyn to discuss the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, from data governance to advanced agentic models.
Beacon now operates four additional hospitals, 35 outpatient clinics and an ambulatory surgery center in southwest Michigan.
In the $23.7B deal to the private equity firm, the company will continue to operate as Walgreens.
HealthSpring will initially expand HCSC’s Medicare offerings, as the company acquired Cigna’s Medicare business earlier this year.
Primary care doctors face a low rate of pay compared to specialties and they also have difficulty collecting that rate, says Mark Newman, founder and CEO of Nomi Health.
The Villages Health CEO says a Medicare billing overpayment and penalties is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.
Former Optum Health CEO Amar Desai has reportedly been named vice chairman of the unit.
HIMSS25
Ultimately the question is not one of spending, but how we allocate care for ourselves and in this world, data is everything, says Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, who is the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Increasingly, payers are using AI and data analytics for member interactions and for provider networks based on outcomes and cost.