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Uninsured by design: The rise of nontraditional health coverage in the US

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When healthcare data lives in one unified system, teams gain real-time visibility that leads to faster decisions and better patient outcomes. Explore how centralized data and automation can reduce admin burden, speed revenue cycles, and strengthen the entire organization.

Building One Unified System: Patient Care as it Should Be

Join healthcare leaders from Monument Health, Mainline Health, and Sentara to explore how AI is transforming clinical documentation. Learn how health systems are reducing burnout, preventing denials, and turning documentation into a strategic advantage that improves care and revenue.

From Reactive to Proactive: Changing the Care and Documentation Paradigm

Burnout, staffing shortages, and fast-paced technological change are widening the gap between healthcare workers and employers. Explore how collaboration, career growth, and AI-driven solutions can help rebuild trust, strengthen retention, and create a more sustainable future for healthcare.

Stronger Together: How Employers and Employees Can Build Sustainable Healthcare Careers

Under pressure: Health plans rewrite the rules

Payer vs. partner: How health plans can create member-centric healthcare experiences

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Caroline Catherman

Nicole Ortiz

Cassie McGrath

Maia Anderson

Quarter century project: Healthcare over the last 25 years

The fight for reproductive rights continues, even in states where abortion-related ballots passed. 

Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states last year. Here’s where some of them stand now

Nursing homes were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and some data suggests private equity ownership made care quality worse. 

As private equity firms buy up nursing homes, some studies suggest the ownership model worsens care quality 

“The reports of my death spiral have been greatly exaggerated.”—the ACA marketplace, if it could talk.

Experts deny the marketplace is entering a ‘death spiral’

The old inpatient-only list can’t come to the phone right now. Why? She’s dead.

Hospital margins are threatened as surgeries move outpatient 

It’s one of a growing number of pharma-tech partnerships.

Merck and Nvidia team up on new drug discovery model

Note-taking is often a time strain on clinicians. Some say ambient listening tools are changing the game.

What are AI scribes?

Brightline and InStride offered a new kind of care for kids. 

Pediatric mental health startups launched during Covid. Here’s where they stand now 

Bad weather over the weekend hit at least 35 states. 

How hospitals prepared, responded to weekend winter storms 

Warren Moore discusses what leaves him feeling most fulfilled and what challenges he’s encountered.

Inspired at Inspira Health with its newly appointed president and COO

Negotiations stall as execs find union requests to be “unrealistic” and union members see execs as “greedy.”

NYC nurses, hospital leaders continue to clash in ongoing strikes

States brace for $1+ trillion in Medicaid cuts.

CMS is dispersing the rural health fund, but experts say it doesn’t offset Medicaid cuts

While M&A and VC deal counts were down overall, a Silicon Valley Bank report shows promise, particularly for megadeals. 

Despite overall declines, investors showed a continued strong interest in AI last year: report

While we love a throwback, the Covid-19 pandemic’s first year isn’t something we want to revisit.

Despite pandemic efforts, the US still mostly imports PPE

Illustration: Anna Kim, Photo: Adobe Stock

Despite PE’s reputation for raising costs and gutting assets, some physicians say it’s keeping private practice alive.

NYC nurses, hospital leaders continue to clash in ongoing strikes

The Latest Healthcare News

Hospital margins are threatened as surgeries move outpatient

What are AI scribes?

Inspired at Inspira Health with its newly appointed president and COO

How hospitals prepared, responded to weekend winter storms

Despite overall declines, investors showed a continued strong interest in AI last year: report

Quarter century project: Healthcare over the last 25 years

CMS is dispersing the rural health fund, but experts say it doesn’t offset Medicaid cuts

To gain autonomy, some doctors are teaming up with private equity

Merck and Nvidia team up on new drug discovery model

Experts deny the marketplace is entering a ‘death spiral’

Events

Building One Unified System: Patient Care as it Should Be

From Reactive to Proactive: Changing the Care and Documentation Paradigm

Stronger Together: How Employers and Employees Can Build Sustainable Healthcare Careers

Resources

Under pressure: Health plans rewrite the rules

Payer vs. partner: How health plans can create member-centric healthcare experiences

Uninsured by design: The rise of nontraditional health coverage in the US

Uninsured by design: The rise of nontraditional health coverage in the US

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Navigate the healthcare industry

NYC nurses, hospital leaders continue to clash in ongoing strikes

The Latest Healthcare News

Hospital margins are threatened as surgeries move outpatient

What are AI scribes?

Inspired at Inspira Health with its newly appointed president and COO

How hospitals prepared, responded to weekend winter storms

Despite overall declines, investors showed a continued strong interest in AI last year: report

Quarter century project: Healthcare over the last 25 years

CMS is dispersing the rural health fund, but experts say it doesn’t offset Medicaid cuts

To gain autonomy, some doctors are teaming up with private equity

Merck and Nvidia team up on new drug discovery model

Experts deny the marketplace is entering a ‘death spiral’

Events

Building One Unified System: Patient Care as it Should Be

From Reactive to Proactive: Changing the Care and Documentation Paradigm

Stronger Together: How Employers and Employees Can Build Sustainable Healthcare Careers

Navigate the healthcare industry

Resources

Under pressure: Health plans rewrite the rules

Payer vs. partner: How health plans can create member-centric healthcare experiences

Uninsured by design: The rise of nontraditional health coverage in the US

Uninsured by design: The rise of nontraditional health coverage in the US

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