Orthopedic providers have filed a lawsuit against Elevance, UnitedHealthcare and other insurers alleging they entered a multibillion-dollar price-fixing scheme with MultiPlan. The complaint claims the scheme was aimed at suppressing payment rates to doctors for out-of-network services. The complaint, filed Monday in federal court in Illinois, requests class action status, a jury trial, a determination that […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Human Services to enforce federal disability rights laws after a complaint alleged that a person with disabilities was unjustly institutionalized.

New York State is mandating more stringent cybersecurity processes. Other states and the federal government may soon release similar regulations, says George Pappas, healthcare cybersecurity expert and CEO of Intraprise Health.  

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is expanding access to its women’s health offerings, with new services and care options that include a new doula program that’s part of an expanded partnership.

Tenet Healthcare is deploying an ambient AI platform across Tenet Physician Resources. Tenet has partnered with Commure for Commure Scribe, a platform that will integrate clinical workflows. This is expected to reduce administrative burden by streamlining data collection, documentation and care delivery.