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Medicare Shared Savings saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022
The Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for that year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced.
This represents the second-highest annual savings accrued for Medicare sin…
UnitedHealth pays $80,000 to settle HIPAA allegations
The Office for Civil Rights has announced a settlement with UnitedHealthcare over a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule’s right of access provision.
The rule requires that patients be abl…
Over $1.4 billion awarded for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials and therapeutics
The federal government is releasing $1.4 billion to support clinical trials, coronavirus antibodies and what the Department of Health and Human Services is calling transformative technologies to fight COVID-19.
Industry awaits names of 10 drugs subject to federal price negotiation
On or before September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will release the names of the 10 Part D drugs subject to negotiated prices in Medicare starting in 2026.
Medicare beneficiaries get prescription payment plan under new draft guidance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released draft guidance that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to pay for prescription drug coverage in monthly payments spread out over a year.
Allina’s medical billing practices under investigation by Minnesota AG’s office
The Minnesota Attorney General’s office has announced an investigation into Allina Health’s billing practices.
HIMSS EHR Association: New payment models need IT timeline consideration
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider timelines for IT development in its release of new payment models.
First COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine being developed by Dartmouth Health, the NIH and Exothera
The National Institutes of Health, Belgium-based viral vector manufacturer Exothera and researchers at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine are working to develop and bring to market the first …
Appeals court ruling restricting access to mifepristone heads to Supreme Court
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and providers are speaking out against the Fifth Circuit’s ruling restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The case is reportedly heading to the Supreme Court.
Epic and Abridge partner on generative AI for clinical documentation
Epic is collaborating with Abridge for generative AI for clinical documentation in the EHR.
Abridge, a generative AI company for healthcare, summarizes medical conversations and structures them in real-time for providers, payers and patients inside the…
