This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Sharon Williams, Chief Executive Officer, and Management Consultant, University of Michigan Health Plan. Sharon shares insights on balancing rising utilization costs with member experience, the role of…
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Advancing Neurosurgery Through Innovation, Leadership, and Lifelong Learning with Dr. Namath Hussain
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Advancing Neurosurgery Through Innovation, Leadership, and Lifelong Learning with Dr. Namath Hussain
In this episode, Namath Hussain, MD, MBA, Neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center, discusses the future of endoscopic spine surgery, the growing role of AI in healthcare, the importance of surgeon leadership, and how…
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Lifepoint Corporate Services — affiliated with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health — joined multi-district litigation by providers against MultiPlan, now Claritev, and insurers for allegedly driving underpayments. Lifepoint’s complaint, filed June 2 in an Illinois federal court, targets Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield…
A Michigan federal judge has blocked Munson Healthcare’s attempt to transfer two class-action data breach lawsuits to Missouri, where dozens of similar cases against Oracle Health are consolidated. Chief Judge Hala Jarbou of the Western District of Michigan denied Munson’s…
Shanna Stofer, PharmD, has been appointed president and CEO of Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Neb., effective July 13. Ms. Stofer has held healthcare leadership roles at nonprofit and for-profit hospitals and health systems, with a focus on independent community…