| Today's News and Trends | The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals filed its complaint last week, challenging a moratorium that would bar first-time brokers from doing business on Affordable Care Act exchanges. While the lobby said it agrees fraud was occurring, it is asking a court to compel regulators to take a more targeted approach at a solution. The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals filed its complaint last week, challenging a moratorium that would bar first-time brokers from doing business on Affordable Care Act exchanges. While the lobby said it agrees fraud was occurring, it is asking a court to compel regulators to take a more targeted approach at a solution. | | |
| Presented in an infographic, the American Medical Association said the clinical authority of artificial intelligence must be earned through evidence and demonstrated performance. Presented in an infographic, the American Medical Association said the clinical authority of artificial intelligence must be earned through evidence and demonstrated performance. | | |
| | The lawsuits, filed by both sides, were complicated, involving claims of corporate espionage and defamation. The dispute has now been resolved with prejudice, though terms were not disclosed to the public. The lawsuits, filed by both sides, were complicated, involving claims of corporate espionage and defamation. The dispute has now been resolved with prejudice, though terms were not disclosed to the public. | | |
| Released Friday, the proposed rule is designed to comply with an act of Congress passed in February. Changes include regular audit requirements for Medicare Advantage coverage networks and enhanced reporting for pharmacy benefit managers. Released Friday, the proposed rule is designed to comply with an act of Congress passed in February. Changes include regular audit requirements for Medicare Advantage coverage networks and enhanced reporting for pharmacy benefit managers. | | |
| The company does not admit to wrongdoing, but was accused by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2024 of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances, going on to bill Medicare and other government health programs. The company does not admit to wrongdoing, but was accused by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2024 of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances, going on to bill Medicare and other government health programs. | | |
| | A new poll from the consultant firm Bain & Company, with help from KLAS Research, found that 75% of providers remain optimistic that investments in artificial intelligence will pay off, while 60% of payers say they are already satisfied with their purchases. A new poll from the consultant firm Bain & Company, with help from KLAS Research, found that 75% of providers remain optimistic that investments in artificial intelligence will pay off, while 60% of payers say they are already satisfied with their purchases. | | |
| Of surveyed and interviewed U.S. physicians who showed significant six-month improvement in follow-up vs. baseline wellness checks, 47% attributed the gain to active personal changes. Not far behind were those who credited active work-related changes—40% of the field. Of surveyed and interviewed U.S. physicians who showed significant six-month improvement in follow-up vs. baseline wellness checks, 47% attributed the gain to active personal changes. Not far behind were those who credited active work-related changes—40% of the field. | | |
| | The average starting salary for radiologists is about $571,000, according to AMN Healthcare, up 14.2% from its previous report, with higher pay among non-academics. The average starting salary for radiologists is about $571,000, according to AMN Healthcare, up 14.2% from its previous report, with higher pay among non-academics. | | |
| These pacemakers were built with conduction system pacing in mind, giving clinicians several new tools for the management of heart patients. These pacemakers were built with conduction system pacing in mind, giving clinicians several new tools for the management of heart patients. | | |
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