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Payers reflect on the first half of 2026

It’s been a busy H1!

Caroline Catherman

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DOJ increasingly investigating health systems, claiming anticompetitive contracts

Recent lawsuits have specifically named contracts with payers that may be raising prices for patients.

Century City hospital nurse, monitors a patients vital signs with computers during a recent surgery at the newly remodeled hospital, Oct. 7, 2005. While doctors around the country have been slow to switch to electronic health records because of costs and habits, the physicians reopening Century City hospital are paperless pioneers.

After Optum bought ambulatory surgical centers, prices went up

As surgeries shift to outpatient, these centers are the cheaper option—for now.

Caroline Catherman

Healthcare Brew's August on Rotation editorial feature

On Rotation: January 2026

A nondefinitive list of moves from the nation’s healthcare leaders.

Caroline Catherman

The Great Rebalancing

Under pressure: Health plans rewrite the rules

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Here are our top 20 most-read articles this year

A list created by our dedicated readers.

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What payer experts, leaders are thinking about 2026

What will happen to payers in 2026?

Caroline Catherman