The federal government is treating extreme heat as an economic and public health concern, and this week the federal interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) released a National Heat Strategy for 2024-2030 that aims to coordinate planning for extreme heat events.

Massachusetts has seized a Steward Health Care hospital in the state, after numerous “go-rounds” with the landlord, according to Gov. Maura Healey. St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston had received a high-quality bid from a hospital operator but the landlord refused to move, Healey said.

An automated process resulted in Humana instantly approving 70% of prior authorization requests, says Greg LeGrow, executive director of payer product market strategy at athenahealth, and Mark Fleming, senior director of product at Availity.