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Humana had been a holdout when it came to cutting back on supplemental Medicare Advantage benefits. Not anymore. Humana President and CEO Jim Rechtin told investor analysts Tuesday that the second-leading Medicare Advantage insurer by membership will streamline its offerings next year to shrink the gap between its expenses and federal payments. “The priority is not growth. The priority is, number one, being on track for 2028,” Rechtin said during a call to announce the company’s first-quarter financial results. (Tepper, 4/29)

GE HealthCare plans to increase the price of its products and trim costs and is reorganizing its leadership team after a disappointing first quarter. Jay Saccaro, vice president and chief financial officer, attributed the price increases to higher costs for memory chips and elevated freight, oil and other commodity-related expenses due to ongoing geopolitical pressures. (Dubinsky, 4/29)

Aidoc, an artificial intelligence-enabled imaging company, announced it has secured $150 million in a Series E funding round. The company has raised more than $500 million in funding with the latest round. Aidoc’s AI-powered model is designed to examine images from CT scans, MRIs and X-rays in order to detect diseases. (Famakinwa, 4/29)

Medical misdiagnosis costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year in the U.S., a financial burden that quietly drains household finances—especially for women, who are more likely to face years of repeat appointments, tests, and prescriptions before getting the right answer. For many, this means hundreds or thousands of dollars in extra bills each year, often for care that doesn’t resolve their symptoms. The average American family spends around 11 percent of their household income on healthcare premiums and out-of-pocket costs, according to the law firm High Rise Financial. (Laws, 4/30)

Seeking relief from what they describe as unsustainable workloads, MetroHealth System union organizers asked hospital leadership Tuesday to immediately recognize a proposed union for primary caregivers. If MetroHealth recognizes the union, bargaining could begin without the need for a vote, said organizers who announced their request during a Tuesday evening rally. (Washington, 4/29)

A nationwide survey of 380 US internal medicine (IM) resident physicians suggests that those interested in specializing in infectious diseases (ID) are more likely to cite early exposure to the specialty, mentorship from an ID physician, and interests in public or global health, while uninterested respondents report concerns about compensation, training length, and limited procedural opportunities. (Van Beusekom, 4/29)

Recent college graduates are entering one of the toughest entry-level job markets in years, as hiring slows and concerns mount that artificial intelligence could reshape early career roles, The New York Times reported April 28. Junior-level job postings on Indeed fell 7% in 2025, while applications per posting surged, according to an April 23 report from the Indeed Hiring Lab. As competition intensifies, some graduates report applying to more than 100 jobs without securing an interview, the Times reported. (Gooch and Kuchno, 4/29)

Health systems are reassigning duties and reallocating staff because of AI and automation — or at least having conversations with employees that it’s coming, CIOs and digital leaders told Becker’s. AI has already started to replace some healthcare jobs or duties, though any mass replacement of humans by the technology has been overhyped, leaders say. Other health systems, typically smaller ones, say they’ve yet to be affected. (Bruce, 4/29)