Category: Health Insurance

Cleveland Clinic, G42 to drive global AI adoption in healthcare

Cleveland Clinic and G42, an artificial intelligence-focused technology group headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), are teaming up to drive AI-powered advancements in healthcare, both in the U.S. and globally.
As part of this initiati…

Cleveland Clinic, G42 to drive global AI adoption in healthcare

Cleveland Clinic and G42, an artificial intelligence-focused technology group headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), are teaming up to drive AI-powered advancements in healthcare, both in the U.S. and globally.
As part of this initiati…

Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.

In his first term, President Donald Trump granted pardons or clemency to more than 60 convicted fraudsters, including health care executives who defrauded Medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars, courts and juries found. Now, Trump says cracking down on fraud is a priority.

Bill would allow physicians to make prior authorization judgements

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have rolled out a bipartisan bill that would task board-certified specialists with determining the medical need of prior authorization requests.

FDA official Dr. Peter Marks resigns, cites RFK Jr.’s  ‘misinformation’

Dr. Peter Marks has resigned from his position as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration.

FDA official Dr. Peter Marks resigns, cites RFK Jr.’s  ‘misinformation’

Dr. Peter Marks has resigned from his position as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration.

Evernorth expands NeuroStar coverage to tackle adolescent depression

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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted both grief and public outrage about the ways insurers deny treatment. Republicans and Democrats agree prior authorization needs fixing, but patients are growing impatient.

Ochsner Children’s focusing on pharmacist training with ISMP partnership

Ochsner Children’s in New Orleans and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, an organization that focuses on preventing medication errors, have started a joint fellowship focused on medication safety, with the goal of educating pharmacists on pre…

Healthcare outcry to HHS’ plans and job cuts limited

The Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to reduce its workforce by 10,000, and to implement agency restructuring that will raise that number to 20,000, brought swift reaction from two healthcare organizations that work with senior citizens wh…