Video visits and other technologies can improve patient access and health outcomes, says Dr. Bonita Coe, founder and CEO of Best Health for Your Life Consulting, who will speak at the Health Equity Forum at HIMSS25.  

The American Medical Association is among 50 healthcare organizations asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reschedule a meeting of the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices. ACIP is an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cigna Healthcare has named longtime benefits industry veteran Paul Virtell as president of its Supplemental Health business, where he will be responsible for the overall strategy, daily operations, and growth of the supplemental health business.

CenterWell, Humana’s senior-focused primary care division, will continue to expand throughout 2025, with plans to open centers in new metro areas, including Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; the Triad Region (Burlington, Greensboro and Winston Salem) in North Carolina; and Wichita, Kansas.

GenAI saves chart extractors hundreds of hours in their efforts to determine sepsis and its treatment, say Cedars-Sinai principal data analysts Darren Webber and Nathan Licht, who are speaking at the conference.  

The House is planning to vote on a budget resolution next week that would likely include up to $880 million in cuts to Medicaid. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) office confirmed the vote to The Hill on Wednesday.

Jefferson Health is launching a multi-year improvement project to modernize its facilities and technology, with the initial focus centering on Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) and Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital – two of Philadelphia’s busiest Level I Trauma Centers.

CVS Health has named Ed DeVaney president of the company’s CVS Caremark pharmacy benefits manager business, CVS announced this week. DeVaney ascends to the top post after having been named interim president in December, and will report to Prem Shah, group president, CVS Health.

An analysis of publicly traded healthcare companies reveals shareholder payouts–dividends and stock buybacks–have surged more than threefold since 2001, bringing into focus the financial priorities of the healthcare sector.

Human-led coaching aided by an AI avatar is just one way digital health is being proactive, says Avid Health CEO Tom Allen and COO Laura Tan.