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Centene appoints Tanya McNally to SVP, Chief People Officer

Insurer Centene has appointed Tanya McNally to the role of senior vice president and chief people officer, the company announced this week.
As chief people officer, McNally will lead the Human Resources function and “drive strategies to optimize employ…

HIMSS23: Clinical history data key to quality care

Is big data too big? Next month, Kristen Mclaughlin and Nitin Gupta will attempt an answer.

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.