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Beyond Navigation: How Evry Health and Color Are Transforming Cancer Care for a Fully-Insured Population

Traditional oncology case management programs have helped health plans support members through cancer, but nurse-led navigation alone cannot address the clinical decisions that most influence outcomes and costs. Cancer requires timely diagnosis, guideline-driven treatment decisions, and direct clinical intervention from…

Sep 30, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Dany Matar, Chief Operating Officer, Color
Dr. Rebecca Miksad, Chief Medical Officer, Color
Dr. Glenn Hamilton, Chief Medical Officer, Evry Health
Christina Rassi, Chief Growth Officer, Evry Health

5th Circuit strikes down parts of No Surprises QPA rule, rejects air ambulance challenge

A federal appeals court has ruled that the government’s methodology for calculating the qualifying payment amount within the No Surprises Act’s arbitration process is partly unlawful, a decision that could force insurers to recalculate QPAs and raise some benchmark payments.…

3 reasons the market can’t fix North Carolina’s maternity deserts — and what can be done

In many parts of rural North Carolina, giving birth means driving farther, waiting longer and arriving sicker. As Erin Fraher, PhD, of the University of North Carolina’s Sheps Center told lawmakers in March, North Carolina does not have a maternity…

Ascension eliminates skin tone disparity in severe pressure injuries

St. Louis-based Ascension closed the disparity in severe hospital-acquired pressure injuries between patients with light and dark skin tones to 0% in fiscal 2026, the health system said Aug. 11. The change followed a systemwide push to standardize skin-tone assessment…

Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin taps new vice president

Alyssa Chapital, MD, PhD, has been named vice president of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin, effective Nov. 3, according to an Aug. 11 LinkedIn post. Dr. Chapital will succeed Richard Helmers, MD, who has served as vice…

Alabama system to operate, manage critical access hospital

Opelika-based East Alabama Health will assume management and operational oversight of Medical Center Barbour in Eufaula, Ala., beginning Oct. 1. Four things to know: 1. East Alabama Health will lead day-to-day operations and provide strategic guidance for the hospital to…

15 most in-demand skills for interim leaders

Finance skills remain the most sought-after capabilities for interim leaders and experts, according to an Aug. 12 report from executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles. The 2026 Skills Index report, shared with Becker’s, analyzed the skills most frequently requested by…

How one system launched a specialty pharmacy in 6 months

When Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network recruited its chief pharmacy officer, Urshila Shah, PharmD, CEO David Lubarsky, MD, gave her an ambitious task: launch an in-house specialty pharmacy within six months. The health system met that goal. The…

Why diagnostics are becoming healthcare's next cost challenge

Roughly 70 percent of medical decisions depend on lab results but lab spending remains one of the least scrutinized lines in a health plan’s budget. That blind spot is getting more expensive. Routine testing spend is climbing faster than the…

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UC San Diego Health, West Health launch $40M care initiative

UC San Diego Health and West Health have launched the West Health Accelerator at UC San Diego Health, a six-year, $40 million initiative to help build a new model of reliable and coordinated care that can be shared with systems…