President Donald Trump has signed an executive order stipulating that federal agencies should reinforce rules, set forth in a previous order, requiring health insurers and providers to disclose healthcare prices more transparently.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty demanding information on the company’s Medicare Advantage billing practices.
Pickleball is among the fastest growing sports in this country. The number of players has ballooned by more than 200% over the last three years, according to Pickleheads.
HIMSS25 session looks at how EHR sharing lowers the cost burden of infrastructure, staff, security and overhead, says David Winn vice president for Parkview Community Connect at Parkview Health.
After a federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s case against pharmacy benefit managers could move forward, the PBMs have upped their claim by filing an appeal. Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx and others filed their appeal Friday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Recent floods, wildfires, hurricanes and other weather events impact not just our physical but our financial health, which affects our ability to buy medicines or even healthy food, says Dr. Manijeh Berenji, assistant clinical professor of environmental and occupational health at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.
Last week a federal judge in Maryland temporarily barred the Trump Administration from halting federal support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, saying Trump’s executive orders likely violate the First Amendment.
Dr. Dan Theodorescu, director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, is stepping down after six years to pursue new professional opportunities, Cedars-Sinai said this week. During Theodorescu’s tenure, Cedars-Sinai Cancer doubled its National Institutes of Health funding and expanded the scope and breadth of its research.
Artificial intelligence provides more insights and a full picture of a patient, says Shane Cooke, president and CEO of Etiometry.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee have reintroduced the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act, a bipartisan bill that would establish a Medicare Coverage pathway to new cancer detection technologies, including tests that can detect multiple types of cancer before symptoms appear.