Since 2016, the proportion of employers using health-related mobile apps has risen by 46%.
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Confusing laws, bad actors among the challenges facing healthcare data safety and patient privacy
The legal and technological picture surrounding data is a muddy one, and the healthcare industry is scrambling to keep up.
One-third of pre-approved prescription drugs have not completed the FDA approval process
From 1992 to 2008, 36% of post-market studies had not been completed, and many took five years to even begin.
Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis bear the burden of rising drug prices
Price increases do indeed get passed down to patients, the authors found, and that can negatively impact access.
Humana Medicare Advantage members now have in-network access to eight additional McLaren Health Care hospitals in Michigan
The contract also provides additional in-network access for MA members to physicians and clinicians linked to McLaren.
California legislature passes bill requiring Kaiser Permanente to follow financial disclosure laws
The bill would require Kaiser Permanente to provide more data about the revenue and profits of individual hospitals.
Cigna earmarks $5 million in grants to reduce child food insecurity
Many schools in the U.S. have programs and partnerships offering food and nutrition support, which Cigna is seeking to augment.
Education on Medicare is lacking among the general public, survey finds
Many healthcare consumers are lacking even basic knowledge about the existing federal program.
Retraining existing employees can help mitigate the effects of healthcare’s workforce shortage
A healthcare organization with a bit of capital can invest in the workforce it already has to ameliorate the effects of a tight labor pool.
Signify Health, Remedy Partners signify intent to merge
This comes amidst a market shift from fee-for-service toward value-based payments based on quality.
