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Vulnerabilities in health data privacy causing tension among patients
Confidence in the security and confidentiality of personal health information is beginning to erode, if the results of a new survey are any indication. Released by the American Medical Association, it showed that more than 92% of patients believe priva…
Permanently extending enhanced ACA subsidies would result in increased enrollment, CBO finds
If the enhanced subsidies on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges were extended on a permanent basis, there would be just shy of 5 million new signups annually, according to a letter sent to the Senate Finance Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.
Consumers want better digital tools for finding care, Optum survey shows
Increasingly, consumers are growing dissatisfied with their current digital experiences in healthcare, saying they would prefer a more seamless means of scheduling and interacting with their provider or health plan.
According to a new survey from Unit…
Nonprofit hospitals hit hard by inflation, need “transformational change,” finds Fitch
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on nonprofit hospitals, and without action to address upward pressure on their expenses, the hardships are likely to continue, according to a market update from Fitch Ratings.
Gun violence generates more than $1 billion annually in hospital bills
Adding to the hardship on victims and their families, gun violence injuries in the U.S. cost more than $1 billion each year in initial direct medical costs alone, a federal committee has found.
HHS putting $49 million toward increased healthcare coverage for children
The administration made a push to expand healthcare coverage for young people this week when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, awarded $49 million to organizations trying to reduce…
Elevance Health, formerly Anthem, sees $1.7B in profit in Q2
Elevance Health, formerly known as Anthem, logged a $1.7 billion profit during the second quarter of this year, and while that’s down almost 8% compared to Q2 2021, revenues for the quarter were up, which the company attributes to increased enrollment….
Clover Health expanding Medicare Advantage footprint to new counties, states
Clover Health has become the latest insurer to expand its Medicare Advantage footprint, and will push into 13 new counties across three states in 2023: Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Subject to approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicai…
Clinicians issue recommendations for responding to a mass shootings
Clinicians from states affected by mass shootings convened at a consensus conference last fall to discuss an appropriate response to such events, and have just released a number of recommendations they hope will facilitate a better response to mass sho…
HHS orders additional 2.5 million doses of monkeypox vaccine
The federal government has ordered another 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s JYNNEOS vaccine to respond to the current monkeypox outbreak. This follows a July 1 order for 2.5 million doses that will begin arriving in the Strategic National Stockpi…
