It’s unclear why Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare dropped its lawsuit, but it did so with prejudice, meaning the hospital cannot refile. There are many unanswered questions surrounding the unusual case, including how common incidents like this are and whether or not the hospital can technically bill for the time the room was occupied.
The new agentic program, called “Avery,” is now available to millions of UnitedHealthcare members through insurer's existing app. The company said the model will help patients find providers, understand their benefits, get updates on claims and more.
Republicans are said to be considering cuts to cost-sharing programs through the Affordable Care Act as a means to save money and fund the U.S. Department of War, which is looking for $200 billion to cover not only the conflict in Iran but also domestic immigration enforcement.
A mobile application can help healthcare professionals make genetic evaluations by using a snapshot of a person’s face, artificial intelligence and insights from real patients and genetics experts.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is facing one of its biggest challenges to date as arguments began Wednesday, Sept. 5, in a live-or-die lawsuit that could potentially nullify the healthcare law.
According to a report by the Washington Post, the rapid progress with cerebral organoids has prompted calls for an ethics debate surrounding the research behind organoids and the possibility of them eventually having a consciousness.
WellCare Health Plans, a Tampa-based managed care provider, has closed its acquisition of Meridian Health Plans of Michigan, Meridian Health Plans of Illinois and MeridianRx in a deal worth about $2.5 billion.
Researchers are hoping an electronic device used to detect, stop and prevent epileptic seizures in mice can be used to treat other neurological disorders, according to a study published in Science Advances.
The $67 billion mega-merger between Cigna and Express Scripts has already cost a staggering $201 million, Axios reported, according to an estimate from Cigna relating to transaction costs incurred in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
More than 33,000 devices are affected by this recall. Customers may need to return and replace the purge cassettes included with their devices due to a risk of serious injury or death.
