Over the past two decades, surgical techniques have increasingly shifted toward minimally invasive approaches, requiring adapted workflows and skillsets.

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12.08.2025

Doximity acquires Pathway Medical for $63M to build out AI

Doximity bought Pathway Medical to bulk up its healthcare AI capabilities as it looks to offer more free AI tools to doctors.

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12.08.2025

Critics demand rhetoric change from RFK after CDC shooting

An apparent targeted attack on the CDC has left the public health community shaken and frustrated with leadership they say is fanning the flames.

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12.08.2025

Highmark, Abridge team up to design AI-powered prior auth tech

Highmark Health is rolling out Abridge's AI medical scribe and plans to co-design an AI-powered prior auth tool at the point of care.

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12.08.2025

A look at the state of prior authorization in Medicaid

A new analysis from KFF and Health Management Associates takes a dive into prior authorization practices for Medicaid managed care organizations.

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12.08.2025

Kaiser Permanente logs 3.2% operating margin, $3.3B gain in Q2

Kaiser is outperforming its prior year, but said it's working to redesign cost structure amid policy and demographic changes on the horizon.

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09.08.2025

Omada Health reports 49% YoY growth in first quarter post-IPO

The virtual chronic disease care company reported $61 million in revenue, bolstered by its GLP-1 companion care offering.

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09.08.2025

Ascension launches new institute to vet, deploy innovations

Backed by a nearly $20 million budget and over 100 FTEs, the Clinical Innovation Institute will shepherd new tech and processes across the system.

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09.08.2025

Op-ed: RFK Jr. threatens vax panel's lifesaving recommendations

The change in the ACIP members is not a reshuffling of equally qualified experts and will seriously harm children, warns Geoffrey Rosenthal, M.D.

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09.08.2025

CDC unveils campaign targeting teen substance use, mental health

“Free Mind” is the first public health campaign launched by the CDC since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed secretary of the HHS.

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09.08.2025

KFF analysis finds a median ACA premium hike of 18% for 2026

Health insurers are seeking steep premium increases on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges next year, according to a new analysis from KFF.

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08.08.2025

NIH withholding funds is illegal, congressional watchdog says

The purpose behind the 1974 law is to make sure “reserving funds does not become a vehicle for furthering administration policies and priorities."

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08.08.2025

Hinge Health stock jumps with first results as public company

The company brought in revenue of $139 million in the second quarter, up 55% year-over-year.

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08.08.2025

Senate Democrats press UnitedHealth over nursing home programs

Two prominent Democrats are pressing UnitedHealth Group over reports that the company's nursing home programs put patients at risk.

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08.08.2025

Clover Health stock sinks after Q2's elevated Part D utilization

Clover Health's stock continued its descent this calendar year after executives told investors Part D utilization is elevated.

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08.08.2025

Talkspace Q2 revenue growth propelled by payer business

Talkspace is continues to make big investments in AI with plans to roll out foundational large language models specifically for behavioral health.

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08.08.2025

Amwell adapts to market cost cutting and beats Street in Q2

Amwell reported better margins as a result of cost cutting in R&D, sales and marketing, and staff. It hopes it will help it break even in 2026.

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08.08.2025

Blue Shield launches new prescription price transparency tool

Blue Shield of California is teaming up with Gemini Health to roll out a new member tool that offers greater transparency at the pharmacy counter.

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08.08.2025

Oscar misses Q2 estimates, plans layoffs, inks HyVee ICHRA plan

Oscar Health anticipates cutting $60 million in admin expenses next year, accomplished partially through job cuts, to help offset net losses in 2025.

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08.08.2025

Altman touts benefit of GPT-5 for healthcare

At OpenAI's Summer Update conference, CEO Sam Altman featured healthcare as one of the preeminent uses of ChatGPT.

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08.08.2025

Hims & Hers to build out lab testing, move into longevity

Shares of Hims & Hers tumbled 12% in after-hours trading Monday after the company's second-quarter revenue missed Wall Street analysts' expectations.

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08.08.2025

Elation Health rolls out suite of native-built AI products

Elation Health will challenge AI vendors with a native-built suite of AI products, including scribe, task automation, patient outreach and CDS.

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08.08.2025

Elevated Medicare Advantage, ACA marketplace costs sting insurers in mixed Q2

Major payers faced another mixed quarter financially amid ongoing cost pressures in Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act's exchanges.

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08.08.2025

Alternative PBM Navitus enables cost-plus pricing at Costco

Navitus Health Solutions is furthering its mission of drug price transparency, the company said, rolling out its latest collaboration with Costco.

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08.08.2025

Hundreds of urban hospitals also have rural designations: study

Compared to three geographically urban hospitals with dual classifications in 2017, 425 urban hospitals had both administrative designations in 2023.

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08.08.2025

Docs accepting industry payments have more patient complaints

Though not a causal relationship, experts say the link raises conduct and quality concerns that healthcare organizations may need to address.

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08.08.2025

Nonprofit hospitals' margin gains end with Medicaid cuts: Fitch

Fiscal 2024 brought steady gains to nonprofits' finances, but impending legislative changes and other headwinds will likely halt progress after 2025.

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08.08.2025

UnitedHealth, Amedisys to sell off facilities in DOJ settlement

UnitedHealth Group and home health company Amedisys have reached a settlement with the federal government that will allow their $3.3 billion acquisition deal to move forward.

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08.08.2025

CHS selling 3 Pennsylvania hospitals to turnaround nonprofit

Community Health Systems and Tenor Health Foundation signed a letter of intent regarding the transfer of Commonwealth Health last week.

FierceHealthcare | Hospitals & Health Systems

08.08.2025

Drug price negotiation program sidesteps latest legal obstacle

A federal court of appeals judge upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the drug price negotiation program.

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08.08.2025

Ardent Health has no qualms about losing exchange volumes

Due to low rates and frequent claims denials, the recent surge in exchange volumes hasn't been as appealing as other populations with strong demand.

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08.08.2025

The case for trauma-informed care | Fierce Healthcare

Research shows that women impacted by domestic abuse are significantly more likely to experience

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08.08.2025

Healthcare Dealmakers—Walgreens' PE sale and more

ChristianaCare and Virtua Health target a $6.3 billion merger, Humana acquires The Villages Health and more healthcare M&A from the month of July.

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08.08.2025

Major medical groups barred from CDC vaccine work groups

Top medical organizations that have historically helped establish vaccine recommendations have been pushed out of key vaccine work groups.

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08.08.2025

Linea's AI heart failure solution can cut readmissions by 50%

Linea designed its model specifically designed for accountable care organizations and risk-bearing providers.

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08.08.2025

Paragon Health previews next health reform priorities

On its agenda: site-neutral payment reform, Medicare Advantage and more.

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03.08.2025

HHS finalizes rule for prescription drug cost transparency

HHS' health IT arm finalized a rule that removes red tape and enables faster prior authorization and real-time prescription benefit checks.

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02.08.2025

UnitedHealth Group CFO John Rex to step down in September

UnitedHealth Group announced yet another major executive move this week, with Chief Financial Officer John Rex set to step down next month.

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02.08.2025

Industry Voices—The business case for employee engagement

Devoting time and resources to culture increases employee and patient satisfaction, reduces turnover and overs a recruiting edge.

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02.08.2025

Why Samsung is bullish about its role in healthcare

Samsung Electronics sees Xealth's capabilities as a bridge between digital health tech and traditional healthcare.

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Doximity acquires Pathway Medical for $63M to build out AI

Critics demand rhetoric change from RFK after CDC shooting

Highmark, Abridge team up to design AI-powered prior auth tech

A look at the state of prior authorization in Medicaid

Kaiser Permanente logs 3.2% operating margin, $3.3B gain in Q2

Omada Health reports 49% YoY growth in first quarter post-IPO

Ascension launches new institute to vet, deploy innovations

Op-ed: RFK Jr. threatens vax panel's lifesaving recommendations

CDC unveils campaign targeting teen substance use, mental health

KFF analysis finds a median ACA premium hike of 18% for 2026

NIH withholding funds is illegal, congressional watchdog says

Hinge Health stock jumps with first results as public company

Senate Democrats press UnitedHealth over nursing home programs

Clover Health stock sinks after Q2's elevated Part D utilization

Talkspace Q2 revenue growth propelled by payer business

Amwell adapts to market cost cutting and beats Street in Q2

Blue Shield launches new prescription price transparency tool

Oscar misses Q2 estimates, plans layoffs, inks HyVee ICHRA plan

Altman touts benefit of GPT-5 for healthcare

Hims & Hers to build out lab testing, move into longevity

Elation Health rolls out suite of native-built AI products

Elevated Medicare Advantage, ACA marketplace costs sting insurers in mixed Q2

Alternative PBM Navitus enables cost-plus pricing at Costco

Hundreds of urban hospitals also have rural designations: study

Docs accepting industry payments have more patient complaints

Nonprofit hospitals' margin gains end with Medicaid cuts: Fitch

UnitedHealth, Amedisys to sell off facilities in DOJ settlement

CHS selling 3 Pennsylvania hospitals to turnaround nonprofit

Drug price negotiation program sidesteps latest legal obstacle

Ardent Health has no qualms about losing exchange volumes

The case for trauma-informed care | Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare Dealmakers—Walgreens' PE sale and more

Major medical groups barred from CDC vaccine work groups

Linea's AI heart failure solution can cut readmissions by 50%

Paragon Health previews next health reform priorities

HHS finalizes rule for prescription drug cost transparency

UnitedHealth Group CFO John Rex to step down in September

Industry Voices—The business case for employee engagement

Why Samsung is bullish about its role in healthcare

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