The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services appealed a court ruling that ordered the agency to change the star rating for UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Part D plans, which had been reduced due to a disputed phone call. CMS has now dropped the appeal.

Mahendra Ami, MD, is seeking the judgement after MSNBC reported several times that he was performing unwanted hysterectomies on patients at a Georgia detention center. Ami said the outlet ignored evidence to the contrary and failed to verify that statements from a  whistleblower were true. 

Anders Gilberg, Senior Vice of Government Affairs at Medical Group Management Association, explains the issues that will complicate moving Medicare from fee-for-service to value-based care models in five years. 

Tim Noel is taking the reins of the insurance giant in the aftermath of the murder of its previous CEO, Brian Thompson. Noel has been with the company since 2007. 

Phishing incidents were the most common type of attack on a healthcare entity, which is consistent with what's seen across all industries. 

Congress temporarily extended telemedicine provisions until March amid lobby efforts by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and others to make the provisions permanent.

The U.S. Department of Justice said policies at CVS Health forbade pharmacists from discussing patients and providers who may be prescribing opiates in violation of the Controlled Substance Act. 

The Center for Vein Restoration has notified patients about a data breach that occurred in October, exposing financial and medical information on patients from across the U.S.

Given the precarious excitement of the moment—or is it exciting precarity?—policymakers and healthcare leaders must set directives guiding not only what to do with AI but also when to do it. 

In a new clinical study, the model was able to maintain its performance on scans completed on different types of CT equipment across multiple medical centers.