June 2025

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” would codify Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) — the personalized insurance model that has transformed how employers offer health benefits — into law as CHOICE Arrangements, or Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense arrangements.   The post A Defining Moment for Employer Health Benefits: How the “One Big Beautiful…

The bottom line is that while recognizing there is an issue is vital, too many healthcare organizations are counting on solutions that cannot and will not provide a sufficient line of defense. The post HIPAA’s Blind Spot: It’s Time to Address Client-Side Attacks appeared first on MedCity News.

About six months after rolling out voice AI in its call centers, Allina Health is already seeing signs that the tool is doing a good job of improving the patient experience. The technology is reducing patients’ average call times by 5-10 seconds, and 80% of calls are now answered in 45 seconds or less. The…

About six months after rolling out voice AI in its call centers, Allina Health is already seeing signs that the tool is doing a good job of improving the patient experience. The technology is reducing patients’ average call times by 5-10 seconds, and 80% of calls are now answered in 45 seconds or less. The…

Merck KGaA’s pimicotinib led to statistically significant improvement on multiple measures of its Phase 3 test in tenosynovial giant cell tumor, positioning the drug to potentially compete with medications from Daiichi Sankyo and Ono Pharma. The Phase 3 results were presented during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post At…

UnitedHealth Group has had a difficult year marked by a dramatic stock drop, leadership shake-up and mounting regulatory scrutiny. Experts point to its aggressive Medicare Advantage strategy and a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape as key drivers of its challenges. The post Analysis: The No Good, Very Bad Year for UnitedHealth appeared first on MedCity News.

What if the kind of cuts we should be talking about are the ones that actually make care better? Like cutting confusion. Because for many people, the biggest barrier to healthcare access isn’t cost or availability – it’s complexity. The post A Call for Healthcare Cuts — But Not the Kind You’re Thinking Of appeared…