Healthcare spending projections for 2030 are now 21% below what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expected a decade ago, according to a study by Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF.
Jacqueline de Leeuw, CNIO at Radboud University Medical Centre, said that during the process of achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 certification her organization was challenged to become better digitized.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont have received formal approval from the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation to affiliate, which will enable both organizations to begin sharing resources and expertise to broaden health plan and service offerings available through BCBS Vermont, the companies said.
Health insurer Humana has named healthcare industry veteran Jim Rechtin as its president and chief operating officer effective January 8, 2024, as part of a long-planned CEO transition. He will report to CEO Bruce Broussard until the latter half of 2024, at which time Broussard will step down and Rechtin will assume the CEO role.