Accounting & Financial Management
Rural healthcare leaders are using AI tools to enhance operational efficiency and to offset a shrinking labor pool.
Centene CEO Sarah London cites headwinds in the quarter, but says Centene shows "significant operational improvements."
The health system recently announced a $1B investment to expand primary, specialty care and wellness services on the South Side of Chicago.
Cigna pulled in $1.4 billion in profit in Q4, a decrease that company officials say is due to elevated medical costs.
The layoffs affect 114 of 83,000 employees in administrative manager positions.
Three rating agencies collectively downgraded 95 facilities and upgraded 37 in 2024, compared to 116 and 33, respectively, in 2023.
The improvements are the result of performing advanced analytics on 200 data elements from each patient.
UnitedHealth had won its case over a secret shopper phone call that lowered its MA star rating from 5 to 4 stars.
Revenue is up year-over-year, hitting $45 billion in 2024, up from $42.5 billion the prior year.
"Health systems have reason to worry," says consultant Michael Abrams of Numerof.