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Today, we unveiled the Fierce 15 of 2026 —15 companies leading the way to deliver game-changing innovation to improve care delivery and operations bit.ly/4rp4xM6

Payers, hospitals pan CMS' plan to bring non-network plans to ACA exchanges bit.ly/4bBGPGw

To tackle healthcare costs, representatives weigh curbs on provider consolidation bit.ly/4rDhoub

A look at Highmark's specialty pharmacy partnership with Free Market Health bit.ly/4bASx4j

In this week's episode of "Podnosis," Editor-in-Chief Ayla Ellison talks with Tony Cirillo, M.D., president of @ACEPNation, about the business of emergency medicine—who pays, how much, and what happens when the math stops working bit.ly/4uCqbiO

🎧 Fierce Healthcare and Life Sciences Editor-in-Chief Ayla Ellison talks with Dr. Tony Cirillo, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, about the business of emergency medicine—who pays, how much, and what happens when the math stops working. fiercehealthcare.com/providers/insi…

.@UHC expands doula benefit to employers nationwide bit.ly/4sWhePR

Healthcare's night shift workers 'systematically' feel less safe, supported than peers: Press Ganey bit.ly/4rEKSbi

Hospitals increased oncology biosimilars use and secured greater margins along the way bit.ly/4bQQKcz

At #SXSW26, Jessica Calef, Reddit's director of health, a patient and a physician discussed the potential and pitfalls of online platforms that serve as communities for patients and docs as well as the use of gen AI for health information bit.ly/4sR8iuX

Highmark and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City have secured the necessary regulatory approvals to move their affiliation plans forward bit.ly/4lDZy91

The feds will overpay Medicare Advantage plans by $76B this year, MedPAC estimates bit.ly/4ssLGRF

.@SternCardio strikes partnership with PE-backed Atria Health to spur growth as an independent practice bit.ly/41f9dJG

CMS opens grant applications for MAHA ELEVATE lifestyle medicine model bit.ly/4sbajCh

.@mavenclinic expands AI capabilities with genAI agent built on OpenAI, Google LLMs bit.ly/40D00L6

Bipartisan bill introduced to exempt healthcare workers from $100K H-1B visa fee bit.ly/4cSQ6wm

Moody's: Insurers' 2026 outlook is negative as cost pressures continue to batter industry bit.ly/4tbeRZF

Sacramento-based @SutterHealth and Minneapolis-based @AllinaHealth unveiled plans to join and form a 39-hospital, $26 billion revenue nonprofit health system bit.ly/4sJAlMK

Prime Healthcare, BCBSIL stare down June 1 deadline for new network contract bit.ly/4uty8qp

Judge pumps brakes on RFK Jr.'s vaccine overhaul, targeting ACIP and CDC schedule revamp bit.ly/476dXVA

Presenting Fierce 15 of 2026 honoree Wisp Largest pure play women’s telehealth provider in the U.S Last year, Wisp served over 1.8 million patients across its verticals, including sexual and reproductive health, menopause and weight care bit.ly/4bLQbkk