The payer business model built for the last twenty years can’t carry the next ten. At Becker’s Spring Payer Issues Roundtable, the leaders running health plans at Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield of California, Elevance Health, Highmark, Oscar Health and…
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This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Dr. Benjamin Kornitzer, Chief Medical Officer, Aetna, discussing efforts to reduce administrative friction, streamline prior authorization, and improve care navigation for members and providers. He also shares…
Female ophthalmologists who work in academic settings earn less than their male counterparts at all ranks, according to new research published March 26 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., utilized data from…
The cost-cutting playbook that carried health systems through the last decade has run out of road. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, the CEOs running Sutter Health, CommonSpirit Health, Banner Health, Penn Medicine, Dartmouth Health, Inova, Boston Children’s Hospital and Ascension…
Behavioral health has moved from service line to operating model. At Becker’s Behavioral Health event, the leaders running behavioral health at Ascension, Advocate Health, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Cleveland Clinic, CommonSpirit Health, Hartford HealthCare, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Northwell Health and…
Kaitlyn Anderson was named CFO of strategy and growth for Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s Central Florida division, according to an April 24 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Anderson served as director of finance for AdventHealth’s Central Florida…
Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer will offer Eliquis through Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, expanding access for cash-paying patients. Beginning April 27, patients with a prescription can purchase a 30-day supply of the drug on CostPlusDrugs.com for $345, according…
The coastal town of Timaru on New Zealand’s South Island is becoming a hub for disillusioned American physicians, The Wall Street Journal reported April 23. Burnout since the start of the pandemic has spurred some physicians to leave the U.S.,…
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health has expanded its TeleNICU program to new sites in Montana and Wyoming, with plans to add Nevada, according to a March 25 report from the Utah Hospital Association. The program connects well-baby nurseries…
Regeneron has become the final major drugmaker to reach a pricing agreement with the Trump administration, joining a wave of industry deals aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs. The agreement includes several pricing and access commitments. Regeneron said it will…