For 2027, CMS said it anticipates that 34 million seniors will be enrolled in a Medicare Part C plan, representing 47% of all Medicare-eligible seniors.

“There’s no correlation between the cost of healthcare and the quality you’re getting.”

With its $350M in new funding, EliseAI said it plans to build out its technology and sales force. It currently works with specialty provider groups to automate practice operations such as scheduling and insurance verification.

A little more than half a year after establishing a healthcare affordability lab, Yale University is out with freshly detailed policy prescriptions for cutting costs without compromising care.

The agency said the move comes after a May 2026 audit of Medicaid outcomes found that states are motivated more by a desire to check boxes than to ensure patients are healthy. Once completed, the new framework will ideally align financial incentives with care outcomes. 

Patient engagement expert John Deutsch says consumers are already used to “frictionless experiences” when it comes time to catch a ride or buy a coffee. Can AI bring healthcare up to speed?

Erekel Gugava, 33, has been formally indicted by a federal grand jury. However, he is believed to have fled the country in July 2025 and remains at large.

The American Hospital Association is urging a multi-industry setter of insurance standards to paint a comprehensive picture of healthcare affordability as it informs state officials about healthcare costs.

A new analysis found that one approach may outperform the other when it comes to minimizing the patient's risk of major cardiovascular events.

Researchers theorized that owning the imaging machine—allowing practices to collect the “technical component” of reimbursement, in addition to the “professional” fee for reading the scans—could shelter groups from market forces.