Jeff Smedsrud says that the draft Affordable Care Act individual health insurance market rules will make individual major medical insurance more attractive and more affordable in many markets.
Despite nearly eight in 10 currently being engaged in AI projects, only slightly more than half of hospitals feel operationally ready to implement them, the 2026 Healthcare AI Trends report from Guidehouse found.
The truth is, even the most engaged plan sponsors can only exert so much control over healthcare costs. What they can control is how they evaluate and monitor their vendors.
