Gary Fingerhut previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Category: Health Insurance
Cleveland Clinic Innovation executive sentenced to prison for fraud
Gary Fingerhut previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
CVS and Aetna: Judge agrees to 4 steps to keep retail pharmacy and PBM separate during merger review
Judge Leon’s order aligns closely with a plan CVS Health proposed to follow while the $69 billion merger is under review.
How Northwell Health and Ascension executed massive rebranding campaigns and what other health systems can learn
A solid and forward-looking strategy, extensive internal education and engagement, rebranding cheerleaders and celebrating the milestones helped drive these two successful years-long efforts.
Massachusetts Stroke Patient Receives ‘Outrageous’ $474,725 Medical Flight Bill
After a 34-year-old woman suffered a stroke in Kansas, doctors there arranged for her to be transferred to a Boston hospital, via an Angel MedFlight Learjet. The woman and her father believed the cost of the medical flight would be covered by her private insurance. Then they got the bill.
LifeBridge Health faces class-action lawsuit stemming from massive cyberbreach in 2016
Firm said hackers had access for extended period because LifeBridge did not properly protect its servers and patient information.
Refund On The Way To Latest ‘Bill Of The Month’ Patient
Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358.26 back from her hospital and insurer after a careful review of her bill following the KHN-NPR story on her case.
CMS finalizes rule forcing ACOs to take on more risk
Agency also releases results of Next Generation, the ACO that takes on the most risk for Medicare payments.
AGS expresses concern for future stability of high-quality, affordable healthcare
Last week’s ruling in district court has questioned the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, which has stakeholder groups concerned.
Fewer people cite healthcare as country’s most important problem following midterms, Gallup finds
Pollsters attribute the dip in part to decreased media attention in the weeks following the election.
