Susan Morse
The addition of 234 hospital beds in private rooms will create a total of 339 beds across the expanded hospital.
For those paying the full cost of medications, the new model will reduce the monthly cost for brand-name prescriptions by an average of 30%, Cigna says.
The AI platform goes through unstructured medical records to surface eligible trials, allowing clinical research teams to move faster.
An estimated 3,000 workers are temporarily being called back on Monday, October 27.
Providers know instantly what’s covered, payers receive more comprehensive claims and patients know their coverage before leaving the doctor's office, Optum says.
The layoff announcement comes after the health system posted close to a $200M operating loss.
Manufacturer EMD Serono is engaged by the Trump administration to bring the price of the medicine down by 84%.
The number of Medicare Advantage plans in the state has been cut from eight in 2025 to three for the 2026 plan year.
CVS also acquires the prescription files of 626 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs pharmacies in 15 states.
Nationwide, there are inconsistencies in beneficiaries’ ability to afford care, access doctors, meet prior authorization requirements and avoid unnecessary hospitalizations.