UnitedHealth Group is processing 500 million transactions this year through Optum Real, an artificial intelligence-first claims and reimbursement platform. By year end, that number is expected to hit 2.5 billion. That volume already puts Optum Real among the highest-throughput transaction platforms in American healthcare —...
Payment friction isn’t a single-industry problem—it’s systemic. PYMNTS Intelligence data from “Vertical-First Payments: How Low-Code Wins in Education, Healthcare and Field Services,” produced in collaboration with Finix, reveals that legacy payment infrastructures built on manual processes and disconnected systems remain deeply embedded across high-trust sectors....
A health-focused startup founded by Spotify Co-founder Daniel Ek plans to open its first U.S. location as soon as this spring if it gets regulatory approval, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 2). Neko Health offers full-body health scans that include imaging, a blood test and other tests, and checks for skin...
Healthcare CFOs today are walking a tightening wire. System and network margins are under structural pressures, policy risk is rising across the industry and clouding long-term planning, all while the revenue cycle has become a full-blown technology battlefield. It’s that last factor that has healthcare...
Healthcare costs are hitting the youngest adults hardest, turning even routine care into a budget decision for Americans who, on paper, should need the least medical attention. That was the central takeaway from “Healthcare on Hold: Why 1 in 4 Gen Z Consumers Skip the...
Artificial intelligence is moving into the financial mechanics of healthcare payments, and the stakes are measured in billions. Hospitals are deploying the technology to maximize reimbursement, while insurers use their own AI systems to audit claims and challenge charges, turning a decades-old conflict over medical...
Microsoft is continuing its push into the healthcare field with its new Copilot Health offering. The service is a separate space within the company’s Copilot artificial intelligence tool that can make sense of a user’s information and offer personalized health insights, according to a Thursday...
Nitra announced Tuesday (March 10) that it raised $187 million for its artificial intelligence-native operating platform for healthcare practices. This total includes a $50 million Series B round, a previously unannounced $22 million Series A round completed in August, $20 million in venture debt and...
Agentic AI is starting to look less like a future promise in healthcare and more like a practical answer to a familiar problem: too much staff time spent on paperwork, follow-up and system work that keeps people away from patients. Healthcare leaders are moving past...