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Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to 5 years in prison
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine was sentenced to three and a half years in prison this week for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with unnecessary lab testing, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
U.S. Atto…
Senators debut bill to reduce healthcare cyberattacks
U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Todd Young (R-IN) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced legislation intended to reduce the relentless amount of cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry.
The Healthcare Cybersecurity Act was conceived after a ran…
Strategy a key factor in Q2 healthcare mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions among hospitals and health systems occurred at a slower clip in the second quarter as compared to Q1 but a trend did emerge: While there were a few “mega mergers” in the quarter – transactions in which the smaller party has ann…
Hospital CFO one of three charged with $15M fraud scheme
The former Chief Financial Officer of a Chicago hospital schemed with a colleague and the owner of a medical supply company to embezzle more than $15 million in hospital funds, according to a superseding indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Ch…
Cityblock, Alliance Health partner on behavioral health
Cityblock, a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid and dually eligible beneficiaries, is entering into a partnership with Alliance Health, a managed care organization responsible for 137,000 Medicaid-eligible members across North Carolina.
SCOTUS’ overturning of Chevron to have credit effects in healthcare
When the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine on June 28, it ended the mandate that federal courts should defer to federal agencies’ interpretations when deciding on ambiguous statutes – which diminishes agency authority and shifts power to th…
Patients less likely to seek virtual behavioral care when paying out-of-pocket
Patients in high deductible health plans are less likely to seek telemental health visits when required to pay out-of-pocket, according to an Included Health and Harvard Medical School study published in JAMA Network Open.
Blue Shield of California expands Wellvolution with new programs
Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution, the insurer’s digital health platform, has added three new programs to its offerings, ranging from behavioral health to diabetes management.
As part of Wellvolution’s continued expansion, Ciba, Digbi and Wondr …
Fewer adults delaying care, RWJF study finds
Fewer people have been delaying care, and in 2022 the number of those foregoing medical care declined by about 5 million from the levels seen in 2019, according to a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Johns Hopkins offering free tuition for low-income earners
At Johns Hopkins University, medical school will be free for students earning less than $300,000 a year due to a $1 billion donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The donation is also expected to increase financial aid for students at its schools of n…
