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Maryland regulators are studying whether nonprofit hospitals’ offshore captive insurance companies, subsidiaries that hospitals form to cover their own risks such as malpractice claims, should be subject to the state’s 3% premium tax. The Maryland Insurance Administration held a public…

Roughly 1.1 million Medicare beneficiaries have signed up to access discounted GLP-1s through CMS’ Bridge model, HHS Chief Counselor Chris Klomp said during an Oct. 7 Wall Street Journal event. The pilot launched July 1, rolling out to Medicare Part…

Molecular residual disease (MRD) testing is moving into the next phase of precision oncology, extending molecular insight past diagnosis and treatment selection into post-treatment monitoring, surveillance and survivorship. For health systems, the question is not whether to add another test.…

Oct 15, 2026 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT

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  • Rick Baehner, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Precision Oncology     Abbott Cancer Diagnostics, Clinical Professor of Pathology,, University of California, San Francisco

Alignment Healthcare filed a lawsuit on Oct. 9 against CMS and HHS over 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratings. The complaint, filed in the District of Columbia’s federal court, follows CMS’ release of MA star ratings on Oct. 8. The star…

CMS shared its Transparency in Coverage rulemaking — formed in partnership with the Labor and Treasury departments — on Oct. 5. Now, payers are reckoning with the changes. The rule updated previous regulations introduced by the Trump administration in 2020,…

Former UnitedHealth Group CEO Sir Andrew Witty has been named chairman of Hatteras Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on healthcare innovation, investing across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and health technology. Mr. Witty is returning to Hatteras, where he served…

Value-based care promised better outcomes at lower cost. Years of effort and millions in infrastructure later, payer leaders are asking a blunt question: is it delivering? On Oct. 21, join us for a candid discussion built for payer leaders that…

Oct 21, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

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  • Tim Smith, ASA, MAAA, MS, Chief Actuary, Arbital Health
  • Niall Brennan, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Horizon BCBS
  • Ali Khan, MD, MPP, FACP, Advisor, Andreessen Horowitz, Former CMO of Medicare, Aetna

Independence Blue Cross has contracted with ASCs for years, but its new ownership stake in a surgery center company signals the insurer decided contracts alone were not enough. “Contracting remains an important part of Independence Blue Cross’s strategy, but that…

Cigna board director Donna Zarcone will retire at the end of 2026. Ms. Zarcone informed the board of her decision on Oct. 6. According to her LinkedIn profile, she has been on Cigna’s board since 2005. Ms. Zarcone is also…


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