When the Algorithm Becomes the Adjuster: Senate Scrutiny of AI in Medicare Advantage Denials
By Elena Pak, Credentialing Department, WCH Two senators just gave three of the country’s largest health insurers two weeks to…
Follow the Money: Inside HHS’s Six-Month Fraud Enforcement Scorecard
By Elena Pak, Credentialing Department, WCH The federal government’s semiannual report card on healthcare fraud just landed, and the numbers…
The AMA’s SNOMED CT–to–CPT Mapping Initiative: An Analytical and Practical Review
By Elizaveta Bannova, Billing Department, WCH What Was Announced On July 14, 2026, the American Medical Association announced a new…
Humor and Hope Aren’t Just Coping Tips. They’re Clinical Tools With Real Limits.
A recent Psychology Today post by resilience researcher Robyne Hanley-Dafoe makes the case that humor and hope belong in everyday…
UnitedHealth’s Home-Visit Audit Clears a Low Bar, Not a High One
UnitedHealth got the headline it wanted this month: an outside audit of its HouseCalls program found that the overwhelming majority…
A Crack in CMS’s Star Ratings System Is Turning Into a Courtroom Pile-On
Four Medicare Advantage insurers have now sued the federal government over the same grievance, and the number is unlikely to…
The Physician Employment Contract Isn’t Fixed. Most Doctors Just Treat It That Way
Ask most physicians how they approached their current employment contract, and a common answer is that they read it once,…
Self-Compassion Is Doing More Clinical Work in Psychedelic Therapy Than It Gets Credit For
Most clinicians training in psychedelic-assisted therapy focus first on protocol: dosing windows, screening criteria, the mechanics of preparation and integration…
Your Security Habits Are Starting to Follow You
By Ilya Mirolubov, IT Department, WCH In 1989, Fair Isaac Corporation introduced a three-digit number that would quietly reshape how…