A federal judge has dismissed five out of seven counts in a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group but will allow it to continue, with the suit claiming that UHG, UnitedHealthcare and naviHealth denied claims by using an artificial intelligence program instead of medical professionals in Medicare Advantage plans.
The goal is to improve collaboration between providers and researchers and to integrate new technologies, says Mount Sinai Health System Chief Digital Information Officer Lisa S. Stump.
The Senate on Thursday voted 52-48 largely along party lines to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joined with Democrats to oppose the nomination. Those opposed have voiced concern over Kennedy’s controversial views on vaccines.
Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, California is kick-starting a new network to provide primary and specialty pediatric care.