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Officials said the partnership would combine the teams and strengths of both organizations, including their hospital-at-home models.

The $1.7 billion the insurer reports in profit is a 24% dip from the same period last year, officials say.

Dr. Lukasz Kowalczyk, CEO of Soothien HealthTech Advisory and a gastroenterologist, says artificial intelligence buy-in starts with leadership, particularly when it comes to messaging the benefits of the technology with staff.

Some are scaling back services and restructuring their workforce, while others are expanding high-reimbursement lines.

The lawsuit alleged that Blue Cross KC invalidated more than 350 diagnoses and has yet to pay more than $2 million.

AI is a useful too as long as there's trust.

HealthSpring will initially expand HCSC’s Medicare offerings, as the company acquired Cigna’s Medicare business earlier this year.

Primary care doctors face a low rate of pay compared to specialties and they also have difficulty collecting that rate, says Mark Newman, founder and CEO of Nomi Health.