23 Apr 2026 What Hospitals Should Do With Payers’ Newly Public Prior Authorization Data For the first time, health plans have to post how often they deny prior auth requests. Here is what the… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
17 Apr 2026 Medicare Advantage Upcoding: What the Aetna Settlement Means for Your Hospital On March 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Aetna — a subsidiary of CVS Health — agreed… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
06 Apr 2026 What Hospitals Can Learn from the UnitedHealth AI Lawsuit – A Legal and Compliance Framework for Responsible AI Governance A federal court in Minnesota is in the process of forcing UnitedHealth Group to open its internal files on one… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
17 Feb 2026 Emergency Care Is Expensive — and Reimbursement Uncertainty Is Making It Worse When a critically injured patient arrives in the emergency department, care begins immediately. Trauma teams mobilize. Surgeons are alerted. Blood… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
13 Feb 2026 Why Promising Peptides Will Never Be “Proven” — The Hidden Economics Behind Therapies Your Doctor Can’t Recommend “My doctor said there’s no evidence. But I found hundreds of studies. What am I missing?” It’s a question I… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
16 Dec 2025 What Hospitals Do Behind the Scenes to Protect You From Unfair Insurance Bills Most people think hospitals just treat you and send a bill. The reality is far more complicated—and far more adversarial…. Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
29 Jul 2025 US Healthcare Crisis: Mother Dies After Insurance Denies Life-Saving Drugs Introduction: A Heart That Couldn’t Wait Kierra Campbell was 27 years old. A mother of seven. A fighter battling end-stage… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
17 Jul 2025 When “Good” Rates Go Bad: Hidden Clauses That Drain Hospital Revenue Imagine your hospital negotiating team has just successfully closed a contract renewal with a commercial insurer, securing a promising headline… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner