Montgomery, Alabama-based Baptist Health is suing major insurer Humana over alleged Medicare Advantage underpayments for outpatient drugs purchased through the 340B program.
The hospital claims that reimbursements for the drugs were determined by a pay…
Artificial intelligence technology specialist Ambience Healthcare, which specializes in AI-powered applications and an operating system to improve system efficiency for organizations, announced a $70 million funding round.
The Series B round was led b…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now monitoring a new COVID-19, BA.2.87.1, which has more than 30 changes in the coronavirus spike protein and has been detected nine times in the Republic of South Africa.
The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a $195 million judgment against Simple Health Plans and its CEO, Steven J. Dorfman, over charges they duped consumers into signing up for “sham” healthcare plans that did not deliver the promised coverage or be…
Beneficiaries with Medicare Part D are poised to reap significant savings with the implementation of a $2,000 out-of-pocket spending cap for prescription drugs covered under the program, which is slated to take effect in 2025.
This provision, signed in…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has finalized modifications to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Recor…
Amazon-owned One Medical has confirmed that it is closing several of its offices in a move intended to cut costs, with offices in New York, New York, Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Petersburg, Florida set to shutter their doors by the end of February.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to bolster oversight of Accrediting Organizations in the Medicare and Medicaid program.
In recent years, CMS has identified several concerns related to Accredit…
