2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (221+ words) Installment plans can turn the first financed purchase into a lasting shopping habit, giving merchants a chance to win repeat business well beyond the original checkout. That pattern stands out in “Financing the Decision,” the April installment of the PYMNTS…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) Costco plans to start offering a Medicare plan and other senior-focused insurance products over the coming years. The retailer partnered with SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit organization focused on healthcare for older adults, to launch offerings that may include a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (468+ words) Payment intelligence may become as valuable to insurers as payment execution itself. Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Kishore Konakanchi For insurers, payments have long served as the moments when policyholders notice the mechanics of the relationship. A…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (280+ words) Conway also noted that AI is helping nurses summarize complex patient cases 40% faster. Enhanced care transition support has driven a 10% reduction in hospitalizations in the Western and Southern regions since late last year. Home health pilots have cut readmissions and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (515+ words) Merchant data is giving platforms another way to offer working capital without sending restaurants to outside lenders. Repeat borrowing suggests embedded financing is becoming part of restaurant operations rather than a source of emergency funding. As platforms expand the services…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (126+ words) According to a new analysis from Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare Law Blog, lawmakers are increasingly permitting insurers to use AI to streamline prior authorization and utilization review while drawing a firm line against allowing algorithms to make final medical necessity decisions…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (945+ words) Alternative underwriting that looks at payment behavior and cash flow could open dental care to patients that a single credit score would turn away. Presenting financing at the point of care keeps patients from stripping down treatment plans to hit…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (882+ words) Three-quarters of healthcare payouts still leave by check, costing the industry in fraud, delays and eroding patient trust. A fragmented ecosystem of insurers, providers and regulators keeps real-time disbursements stuck in legacy payout mode. CFOs recognize that card-based instant payouts…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (187+ words) PYMNTS.com Moving At The Speed Of Life: Why Real-Time Payments Matter For Healthcare Insurance Payouts For “The Power of Now: Moving At The Speed Of Life: Why Real-Time Payments Matter For Healthcare Insurance Payouts,” a collaboration with Visa Direct,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (75+ words) PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed 120 U.S. healthcare insurance executives between December 2025 and January 2026 for this study. All respondents hold in-depth knowledge of and decision-making responsibility for the ways their organizations issue payouts to individual members. Target Uses NBCUniversal’s Shoppable TV to Pitch Summer…...