Fierce Healthcare

276 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Healthcare Industry Executive Appointments And Retirements Roundup · This weekly roundup covers senior leadership changes across major US healthcare organizations.
• Zocdoc Acquires Sohar Health For Automated Insurance Eligibility Checks · Zocdoc completes its first ever acquisition, purchasing health tech firm Sohar Health.
• Walmart Expands Health Benefits with Zero-Cost Prescriptions and NICU Leave · Walmart adds zero-dollar prescriptions, rare disease care, and paid NICU leave for 1.6 million U.S. employees.
• 2026 Becomes Most Active Year for Hospital M&A Amid Financial Pressures · Hospital mergers surged in 2026 as financial pressures drive strategic partnerships and repositioning.
• Centene Launches National Gold Card Program to Streamline Prior Auth · Centene launches a performance-based Gold Card program for 160,000 providers to simplify prior authorization.
• Multiple US healthcare systems announce layoffs during fall 2026 · Fierce Healthcare tracks 2026 workforce reductions across nine US healthcare organizations.
• Confido Health raises $12.5M to scale agentic AI for medical practices · Confido Health secures $12.5M Series A extension to deploy agentic AI across 1,500+ US medical sites.
• Allara Raises $30M to Expand Virtual Women's Healthcare · Allara secures $30 million funding to expand AI-driven virtual women's health services and clinical infrastructure.
• Probably Genetic Raises $12M to Scale Rare Disease Dataset for Drug Discovery · Probably Genetic secured $12M in Series A funding to expand its rare disease dataset and enter drug discovery.
• CMS identifies 189k duplicate ACA enrollments, cuts excess subsidies · CMS revoked ACA subsidies for 189,000 enrollees with duplicate public health coverage.
• Amae Health develops integrated whole-person care for serious mental illness · Amae Health seeks to reform serious mental illness care with combined support services.
• Readily raises $11M Series A for AI healthcare regulatory compliance platform · AI compliance startup Readily secures $11M Series A funding led by Define Ventures.
• Rush and Endeavor Health announce planned 12-hospital Chicagoland merger · Two major Illinois healthcare systems plan merger into 12-hospital $11B annual revenue nonprofit.
• Diverge Health merges with Medical Home Network for value-based care · Healthcare accelerator Diverge merges with Medical Home Network to support primary care providers.
• CVS Health Settles $315M Opioid Prescription Case with DOJ · CVS Health agreed to a $315 million settlement with the Department of Justice regarding opioid prescription allegations.
• US Measles Cases Surge Past 4,000; Pennsylvania Reports Sixth Death · The US reports over 4,000 measles cases and six deaths in Pennsylvania amid declining vaccination rates.
• Judge Denies State Request to Block Atrium Health Affordability Program · A North Carolina judge rejected the state's request to stop Atrium Health's new affordability program for State Health Plan members.
• Samaritan Health Services and MultiCare Merger to Close November 1 · Samaritan Health Services and MultiCare Health System merger is set to close on November 1, creating an 18-hospital system.
• Nebraska Medicine Teaching Hospital Project Upgraded to $2.75 Billion · UNMC Board approves expanded $2.75 billion Project Health for new teaching hospital.
• Humana and BlackRock form $2.8B joint venture for CenterWell senior clinics · Humana partners with BlackRock via $2.8B deal to operate CenterWell primary care clinics.
• Brigham and Women's Nurses Postpone Planned Open-Ended Strike · Brigham and Women's nurses called off their October 14 strike after contract negotiation progress.
• Thoreau-backed Ensemble and Penelope Health Partner for Payer Policy Intelligence · Ensemble Health Partners and Penelope Health partner to integrate real-time payer policy intelligence into revenue cycle workflows.
• UnitedHealth Group Q3 Profit Hits $4.1B, Beats Wall Street Estimates · UnitedHealth Group reported $4.1 billion in Q3 profit, surpassing analyst expectations despite revenue dips.
• Suki Secures $90M Series E to Expand Healthcare AI Platform · Suki raised $90 million in Series E funding to accelerate growth and expand its AI capabilities in healthcare.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine partners with OpenEvidence for AI medical integration · Johns Hopkins Medicine will collaborate with OpenEvidence on AI for clinical care and medical education.
• Alignment Healthcare Sues CMS Over 2027 Medicare Star Ratings · Alignment Healthcare filed a lawsuit alleging CMS violated the Administrative Procedure Act in calculating its 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratings.
• Marsh 2026 Survey Finds Health Systems Still Rely On Reserves Despite Margin Gains · Marsh 2026 healthcare survey shows improved margins but continued reliance on reserves and debt.
• Google Unveils Fitbit Edge Tracker with AI Health Features · Google launched the Fitbit Edge, a new health tracker featuring AI insights and proactive monitoring.
• Health Plans Face Three IDR Cost Problems Payers Keep Hitting · Health payers struggle with fragmented claims handling, nonsensical ancillary billing, and misplaced arbitration goals under the No Surprises Act.
• ClarisHealth CEO Outlines Unified Payment Integrity Strategy For Health Plans · ClarisHealth CEO Michael Axt explains unified payment integrity approaches for health plans.