Musculoskeletal spend is a top driver of healthcare costs—but it’s also one of the few areas where plan-year savings are realistic when AI-care is applied early. New research shows that when members begin MSK care through an AI-enabled, virtual-first care…
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Here are 10 updates on Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS from 2025: 1. Comvest Credit Partners announced that it is acting as an administrative agent on a $245 million senior secured credit facility for Allied OMS. 2. Allied OMS received a…
Here are five dental industry updates that have taken place in Texas since November: 1. Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened offices in Seguin and Nacogdoches. 2. A Texas man was given probation for practicing dentistry without a license. 3. Henderson, Nev.-based…
Here are six dental-related Medicaid updates that have taken place since November: 1. Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is urging California legislators to protect Medi-Cal dental funding in the state’s 2026-2027 budget. 2. North Carolina Governor Josh Stein directed the state…
An Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender his license after being accused of stealing a patient’s prescription drugs, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 31. The Iowa Dental Board charged Robert Bruce Cochrane, DDS, in November with unlawfully possessing or…
Medical loss ratios are crossing 90%, and traditional payment integrity models can’t keep up. Teams waste months digging through vast amounts of unstructured documents, including CMS guidelines, reimbursement policies, contracts, and coding manuals, only to generate rules that never yield…
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Here are eight headlines to know from dental supply company Henry Schein, as reported by Becker’s in 2025:
Several DSOs acquired, opened or affiliated with hundreds of dental offices across the U.S. in 2025. Here are more than 200 DSO moves that Becker’s reported on during this year. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive, and includes updates…
Payer-provider relationships have long been challenged by administrative complexity, inconsistent requirements and misaligned incentives. These issues can contribute to care delays, payment delays and unnecessary friction for both organizations. Inconsistent requirements, duplicative documentation and misaligned incentives have made even routine…
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Replacing just one primary care physician can cost up to $900,000 in lost revenue annually. Yet many health systems still treat staffing like a back-office function — not a strategic, critical lever for care delivery innovation, physician retention, and enterprise…
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