By Melissa Kotrys – Healthcare interoperability has made meaningful progress, but gaps remain between the national vision and the realities of local health information exchange. Achieving truly seamless, accessible data sharing requires national and local initiatives to work together, ensuring progress translates into meaningful impact for the communities and organizations that rely on it.

NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Suzanne Brixey, Executive Director of Fortify Children’s Health, to discuss how Virginia’s statewide pediatric clinically integrated network is advancing a new approach to value-based care.

Reported payers and health insurance industry news from EHVA.ai, UnitedHealthcare, Independence Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CVS Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna Healthcare, AHIP, and more.

By Mat Steinlin – According to the AMA’s 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, over 80% now use AI in a professional context (roughly double the share reported in 2023). The same survey found physicians are significantly more concerned about patient privacy when using non-institutional AI tools (71%) than institutional ones (42%).