Healthcare Payments

FTC Chairman Urges Healthcare Services Companies to Ensure Price Transparency
FTC Chairman Urges Healthcare Services Companies to Ensure Price Transparency
October 05, 2026  |  Healthcare

Healthcare services companies must provide patients with pricing information that is timely, accurate and complete, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson said in...

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AI-Generated Medical Coding Adds Nearly $1 Billion to Blue Cross Costs
AI-Generated Medical Coding Adds Nearly $1 Billion to Blue Cross Costs
September 24, 2026  |  Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools used by healthcare providers to identify patients’ secondary medical conditions contributed nearly $1 billion in additional costs for Blue Cross Blue...

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Thatch Reaches $1B Valuation as Employers Hand Workers Health Benefits Budgets
Thatch Reaches $1B Valuation as Employers Hand Workers Health Benefits Budgets
September 15, 2026  |  Healthcare

Thatch raised $108 million at a $1 billion valuation to continue growing its health benefits platform, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 15) press...

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Waystar Considers Sale of Healthcare Payments Software Firm
Waystar Considers Sale of Healthcare Payments Software Firm
September 15, 2026  |  Healthcare

Healthcare industry payments management software company Waystar is reportedly considering a potential sale. Such a deal could return Waystar to private ownership two years after the company...

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92% of Health Providers Want Patients to Prepay
92% of Health Providers Want Patients to Prepay
September 06, 2026  |  Healthcare

Americans are being asked to pay for costly medical procedures up front. Roughly 92% of U.S. health providers this year are either encouraging prepayment, requiring...

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UnitedHealth Says AI Now Runs Every Function of Its Business
UnitedHealth Says AI Now Runs Every Function of Its Business
July 16, 2026  |  Earnings

Every claim UnitedHealth processes, every prior authorization it reviews and every patient interaction it handles now runs through artificial intelligence (AI). The company is turning...

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Insurance Denials Meet Their Match in AI-Powered Appeals
Insurance Denials Meet Their Match in AI-Powered Appeals
April 23, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A patient is denied coverage for a drug he has taken for 18 years. His insurer says he should try a cheaper alternative. He finds...

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FTC Shuts Down Alleged Healthcare Fraud Scheme
FTC Shuts Down Alleged Healthcare Fraud Scheme
April 22, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Federal regulators say they’ve temporarily halted an operation that allegedly tricks consumers seeking health insurance. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday (April 22) that a federal court...

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Adonis Raises $40 Million for AI-Powered Healthcare Revenue Management
Adonis Raises $40 Million for AI-Powered Healthcare Revenue Management
March 25, 2026  |  Investments

Adonis, an artificial intelligence (AI) orchestration platform for healthcare revenue cycle management, has raised $40 million. The Series C round, announced Wednesday (March 25), brings...

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