Managing risk with third parties is crucial, as one piece of information will flow to 50 different data-sharing partners, such as pharmacies, says Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a Voluntary Resolution Agreement with the Regents of the University of California over its early intervention program over complaints that the program violated disability rights laws.
Children’s Mercy Kansas City has announced the appointment of Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2, 2025. Quiroga comes to Children’s Mercy from Corewell Health in Michigan, where he served as president of Corewell Health West. He will replace current Children’s Mercy President and CEO Paul Kempinski, who announced his […]
A proposed bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced in the Senate would prohibit an insurer or a parent company of a pharmacy benefit manager from owning a pharmacy business. If passed, big insurers such as CVS Health, which owns Aetna; Cigna; and UnitedHealth Group would be forced to divest of any pharmacy assets. CVS Health owns the […]
The Federal Trade Commission is warning companies that market or generate sales leads for health plans not to engage in deceptive practices in an effort to stave off malfeasance in the industry.
U.S. nonprofit hospitals have made some meaningful strides over the past few months – enough for Fitch Ratings to revise its outlook from deteriorating to neutral, the rating agency said this week.
Hollywood Firefighters Pension Fund, based in Florida, is suing UnitedHealth Group executives, including the late Brian Thompson, for alleged insider trading. The lawsuit, filed in May in federal court in Minnesota, also names UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty and board chairman Stephen Hemsley.
Sellers need to disclose any issues up-front, as clients lack 100% compliance on HIPAA regulations 100% of the time, says Adam Green, a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans – which are set to expire in 2026 – could drive up premiums in the individual market.
The newly launched Illinois Resource Pool connects healthcare facilities with vetted, flexible local clinicians, says Robert Crowe, CEO and founder of Matchwell and EVP of per diem and local workforce strategies at Medical Solutions.