Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is launching a health insurance plan. MultiCare Health Plan, announced Oct. 1, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the 13-hospital nonprofit system. Its first product is a Medicare Advantage HMO with prescription drug…
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Health plans are measured on member experience, security, quality and efficiency. Yet one capability quietly underpins all four: Knowing, with confidence, exactly who each member is. As member data spreads across digital and assisted channels, that confidence erodes. Duplicate records,…
Nov 5, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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- Brad Bauer, SVP and General Manager, Healthcare, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
- Caroline Carney, MD, MSc, FAPA, FAPM, CPHQ, Chief Executive Officer, Magellan Health
Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health will establish a system-level board of directors with five local advisory boards operating under its oversight. The board of trustees and the system’s corporate member churches unanimously approved the change, which is set to be effective…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is making OpenEvidence available to clinical teams across the health system through existing EHR workflows beginning Oct. 1. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, care managers, therapists and other clinical roles will have access to the resource, which helps…
Every premium-labor shift, every unfilled specialty role and every room that stays dark reflects a staffing decision. Such decisions are usually one made reactively, one coverage crisis at a time. Workforce shortages, rising case complexity and growing financial pressure are…
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Many hospital and health system finance leaders are bracing for tough budget decisions heading into 2027. At Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur, Okla., CFO Denise Welch is focused on protecting the hospital’s technology and facilities, while looking for savings in…
Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare has appointed Mandy Adcock, RN, as chief nursing officer of Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) Hospital, effective Oct. 1. Ms. Adcock has served Medical City Healthcare, a 22-hospital system, for more than two decades. She spent…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit recorded an operating loss of $430 million (-1.0% operating margin) in fiscal 2026 — excluding special charges — compared to an operating loss of $687 million (-1.8% margin) the year prior, according to its Sept. 30 financial report.…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Sept. 30 establishing new safeguards for clinical judgment and addressing bias in AI tools used in healthcare. The measures are part of a broader package of AI laws protecting workers and consumers. The healthcare…
The United States spends more per capita on healthcare than any other nation, yet tens of millions of Americans are uninsured, and many more are underinsured. Families with deductibles of $5,000, $10,000 or more often find that their coverage provides…