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Mark Bertolini named new CEO of Oscar Health
Insurtech Oscar Health has named Mark Bertolini as its new chief executive officer, with Bertolini slated to officially take over the role on April 3.
Ohio AG files suit against Express Scripts and others over drug prices
In a lawsuit filed this week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accused pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of using a little-known, Switzerland-based company to illegally drive up drug prices and ultimately push those higher…
Bipartisan bill looks to have Medicare cover breakthrough medical devices
A new bipartisan bill, the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, has been introduced by lawmakers looking to require Medicare to cover new breakthrough medical devices for four years.
Quantum computing comes to the Mayo Clinic; Maven Clinic nabs Naytal
Quantum computing is now a reality in healthcare. How did this come to be? Jeff Lagasse with Healthcare Finance News gets to the bottom of that and more in this week’s Top Stories.
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Consumers find success in medical bill disputes
Most consumers don’t negotiate or challenge the medical bills they receive, but if they do challenge a bill, about 78% in a new survey prevailed in getting the disputed charges reduced or removed.
AKASA, a developer of AI for healthcare operations, ask…
Average pay for doctors dipped 2.4% in 2022, finds Doximity
The average pay for doctors declined 2.4% in 2022, coming at a time when U.S. healthcare workers are facing significant challenges, including economic strains, a growing physician shortage and high rates of work-related burnout.
Coalition decries legal challenges to No Surprises Act
A number of healthcare organizations, including AHIP and the American Benefits Council, have banded together to criticize legal challenges to the No Surprises Act, the 2020 law that aimed to take patients out of billing conflicts between providers and …
Physicians, administrators don’t see eye-to-eye on retirement
An aging physician workforce means many healthcare professionals are considering retirement.
But physicians have different reasons for retirement, and different expectations, then their administrators, found a new survey from Jackson Physician Search.
Highmark Health reaches $26 billion in revenue
Highmark Health has announced consolidated financial results for the 2022 fiscal year, reporting $26 billion in revenue, an operating gain of $440 million and a net loss of $346 million.
Without factoring in the impact of unrealized investments, HIghma…
Montana tops list of best states to work as a physician
Doctors and physicians have many options on where to work, but not all locales are created equally when it comes to the best places in which to practice. Factors such as opportunity, competition and the overall medical environment can result in differe…
