Puneet Maheshwari is the senior vice president and general manager for Optum Real at Optum. On any given weekday morning, care providers nationwide sit staring at computer screens, navigating and ...

Healthcare technology company Hyphen is aiming to bring social-needs-related organizations into the payment ecosystem with its new platform. The company is launching a new Social Care Claims ...

AI’s role in insurance is already spawning lawsuits and battles over its regulation. That's not slowing down its use.

Claim denials are rising due to data inaccuracies, staffing shortages, and outdated technology, with 41% of providers experiencing denial rates of 10% or higher. Economic pressures and declining ...

As states strive to curb health insurers' use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical ...

The emergency rooms are easily the busiest at any given time in hospitals. Nurses rush between patients, doctors make split-second decisions, and somewhere in the background, a digital system quietly ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to modernize the Veterans Affairs' claims process. The bill calls for developing an artificial intelligence system that will retrieve data, provide ...

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, ...

AI is set to transform Ayushman Bharat by enabling faster claim approvals, reducing delays, and improving healthcare access ...

"In no other area of business would a company spend millions of dollars without receiving an itemized invoice." ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs processed over 2 million disability claims in 2025, breaking records for speed. Average processing time dropped to 132 days, down from 141 days at the start of the ...