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Week 3 College Football TV/Streaming Schedule

Week 3 College Football TV/Streaming Schedule

There’s college football on all weekend, and we expect you to watch the bejeebers out of it. And we’re once again willing to help you figure out the best of your viewing options. As always, the full (and we mean full, because you might want to find out what time the Pacific Lutheran game kicks […]

Healthcare Leadership Shifts Focus to Culture and Purpose for Resilient Organizations

Healthcare Leadership Shifts Focus to Culture and Purpose for Resilient Organizations

A significant shift in healthcare leadership mindset is underway, moving beyond traditional management of budgets, staffing, and regulations. The new approach emphasizes creating environments where individuals feel a sense of purpose and belonging, recognizing that strategy and culture are intrinsically linked. This change is particularly crucial in healthcare, where the demanding and human-centric nature of the work means that a supportive culture directly impacts patient outcomes. Leaders are increasingly focused on reshaping systems around the people they serve and the teams providing care, rather than just managing existing structures. This involves listening more closely to residents, families, and frontline teams to drive innovation and address challenges like an aging population with complex needs and persistent workforce shortages. The goal is to build resilient organizations by fostering a culture that supports and develops its workforce, as exemplified by initiatives like intergenerational classr...

College football on TV today: Sept. 19

College football on TV today: Sept. 19

Let’s have a day. Saturday, Sept. 19 Coastal Carolina at Delaware | 11:30 a.m. | CBSSNNo. 2 Georgia at Arkansas | 12 p.m. | ABCKent State at No. 6 Ohio State | 12 p.m. | FOXBuffalo at No. 14 Penn State | 12 p.m. | Big Ten NetworkTulane at Kansas State | 12 p.m. | […]

Wilmington Star-News

Many NC residents are paying more for healthcare. Here's why | Opinion

Many NC residents are paying more for healthcare. Here's why | Opinion

North Carolina hospital mergers are driving up patient costs while CEO pay soars. Are monopolies hurting your care?

Arizona Republic

Is Arizona actually happy? How it ranked in new study

Is Arizona actually happy? How it ranked in new study

A new report ranked U.S. states using metrics tied to emotional and physical well-being, work environment, financial security and community life.

Cleveland Clinic Joins Association of Membership Medicine Professionals as Founding Partner

Cleveland Clinic Joins Association of Membership Medicine Professionals as Founding Partner

Cleveland Clinic has become a Founding Institutional Partner of the Association of Membership Medicine Professionals (AMMP), a non-profit trade association dedicated to the membership medicine field. This partnership signifies Cleveland Clinic's commitment to shaping the future of membership-based care models, which include concierge medicine, direct primary care, and hybrid models. As a founding partner, Cleveland Clinic will contribute to AMMP's early priorities, such as establishing best practice sharing, benchmarking standards, governmental advocacy, and developing continuing medical education (CME) and educational programming. This collaboration aims to unite clinicians, health systems, and innovators across the spectrum of membership-based care, providing a shared platform for advancing the industry. The decision to join reflects a growing interest in diversified care delivery systems as a response to the challenges within the fee-for-service ecosystem, increasing patient demand for new care methods,...

Cigna Expands AI Integration to Combat Rising Healthcare Costs and Improve Patient Outcomes

Cigna Expands AI Integration to Combat Rising Healthcare Costs and Improve Patient Outcomes

Cigna Group is significantly increasing its use of artificial intelligence to address the escalating costs within the healthcare industry. The company is leveraging AI-driven insights combined with clinical expertise to identify emerging health needs earlier and guide members toward appropriate care. This strategic integration aims to prevent conditions from worsening, thereby reducing the need for more expensive interventions. Cigna's expanded AI-enabled care coordination capabilities are designed to detect conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and high-risk pregnancies at an earlier stage. The company anticipates that these enhanced capabilities will reach 20% more customers with complex health needs. Furthermore, Cigna is implementing AI in its specialty pharmacy division through the Pharmacy Forward program, which seeks to expedite the time between prescription and treatment and decrease administrative burdens for clinicians. This initiative is projected to halve the average time to therapy and red...

Blue Shield of California to Double Virtual Blue Program Enrollment in 2027

Blue Shield of California to Double Virtual Blue Program Enrollment in 2027

Blue Shield of California has announced plans to significantly expand its Virtual Blue program, aiming to double its enrollment in 2027. Starting in January 2027, this virtual-first health benefit will be included in fully insured preferred provider organization (PPO) plans for employers with 101 to 3,000 employees, as well as for certain individual and family plans. This expansion is projected to add an additional 200,000 mid-size employer PPO members and 60,000 individual and family plan members, bringing the total enrollment to over 410,000 participants. The Virtual Blue program, launched in 2023 in collaboration with Accolade and TeleMed2U, currently serves more than 150,000 members. It provides access to a range of virtual health services at no additional cost, alongside care from providers within Blue Shield’s PPO network. The decision to expand is driven by positive member feedback and data indicating a 7% to 10% lower overall cost of care and a more than 10% reduction in emergency room visits among...

Medicare Reimbursement Reshaped by Wage Index Policy, Impacting Hospitals Differently Across States

Medicare Reimbursement Reshaped by Wage Index Policy, Impacting Hospitals Differently Across States

Medicare reimbursement outcomes for hospitals are increasingly being shaped by wage index policy, particularly the rural floor calculation, rather than solely reflecting local labor market conditions. This policy-driven shift is creating varying reimbursement advantages and pressures across states. Some states are experiencing higher wage index values due to high-wage urban hospitals obtaining rural status, which elevates the statewide rural floor. This results in reimbursement advantages that exceed what local wage growth alone would produce. Conversely, hospitals in other states face increasing pressure, with declining wage index factors despite underlying wage growth, as the wage index operates as a budget-neutral system. This means gains in rural floor benefit states can create offsetting pressure elsewhere. Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and certain frontier states (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nevada) are less dependent on rural floor dynamics due to unique statutory o...

College Football schedule rankings Week 3: Watchability tiers for best games to watch

College Football schedule rankings Week 3: Watchability tiers for best games to watch

There are more than 50 college football games in the Bowl Subdivision in Week 3. We ranked the schedule by putting all the matchups in four tiers.

The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Gatlinburg named one of America's prettiest towns by Architectural Digest

Gatlinburg named one of America's prettiest towns by Architectural Digest

Gatlinburg was named one of America's prettiest towns by Architectural Digest. The magazine highlighted its scenic mountain views, charming downtown and proximity to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Springfield News-Leader

This grocery store chain ranks the cheapest in Missouri

This grocery store chain ranks the cheapest in Missouri

Grocery shoppers can save as much as 50% by switching from the highest cost grocery store to the lowest. Aldi ranks as Missouri's cheapest.