HITshow Daily: January 22, 2026 (Thursday)
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Today on HITshow:
UnitedHealth announces plans to rebate profits back to ACA marketplace members in 2026 to ease premium pressure, Trinity Health cuts 10.5% of revenue cycle headcount while outsourcing certain non-patient-facing functions, OpenEvidence raises $250M at $12B valuation signaling demand for clinical workflow AI tools, and Veradigm agrees to $10.5M settlement tied to breach class action lawsuit.
HOST: RHONDA BROOKS
📍 Finance & Capital — Logan Stokes
UnitedHealth says that in 2026, it plans to rebate profits back to its Affordable Care Act members, effectively trying to reduce cost burden for people buying coverage through exchanges. The timing matters as the company responds to rising affordability pressure while broader policy and subsidy questions remain unresolved. For hospital leaders, watch how payers compete in local exchange markets, how enrollment shifts as premiums change, and whether other insurers adopt similar pricing or rebate strategies.
📍 Strategy & Transformation — Teresa Vaughn
Trinity Health is cutting 10.5% of its revenue cycle management positions as it transitions parts of the work to an external partner. The system describes the move as a sustainability step to manage cost pressure and protect long-term operations, with outsourced work focused on non-patient-facing functions. The trend reflects hospitals revisiting whether revenue cycle is best run in-house, partially outsourced, or heavily vendor-supported when margins tighten.
📍 AI & Machine Learning — Nate Collier
OpenEvidence raised $250M in a new round valuing the company at $12B. The medical AI search and decision-support tool used by physicians signals demand for tools that plug into workflow, speed up access to trusted medical information, and reduce time spent hunting for answers. For CMIOs, the question becomes governance: which tools are allowed, how they’re validated, how output is monitored, and how to integrate without creating new risk.
📍 Cybersecurity — Anika Shah
Veradigm agreed to a $10.5M settlement tied to a class action lawsuit connected to a breach. Third-party exposure doesn’t stay third party for long—when a vendor incident touches patient data or downstream operations, the reputational and administrative burden lands on providers. Leaders should ask vendors: “Show me exactly how you detect, contain, and report an incident, and what your timelines are. Then: Prove the process has been tested.”
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