The U.S. Department of Justice announced four more guilty pleas on Thursday, bringing the total to 12. The scheme involved providers paying kickbacks to patients, all employees of Amtrak, in exchange for billing their insurance for unnecessary medical care. The incidents happened between 2019 and 2022. The U.S. Department of Justice announced four more guilty pleas on Thursday, bringing the total to 12. The scheme involved providers paying kickbacks to patients, all employees of Amtrak, in exchange for billing their insurance for unnecessary medical care. The incidents happened between 2019 and 2022. | | |
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Can you guess the (lightly disputed) champion of healthcare AI suppliers? Here’s a hint. This company caters to physicians and just this week reached a valuation of $12B. Can you guess the (lightly disputed) champion of healthcare AI suppliers? Here’s a hint. This company caters to physicians and just this week reached a valuation of $12B. | | |
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The cyberattack was not discovered until October 2025, and a headcount of the victims is still being conducted. In the meantime, a patient of Sacramento-based One Community Health argues in a lawsuit that the nonprofit health system failed to secure his data, as required by law. The complaint is seeking class action status. The cyberattack was not discovered until October 2025, and a headcount of the victims is still being conducted. In the meantime, a patient of Sacramento-based One Community Health argues in a lawsuit that the nonprofit health system failed to secure his data, as required by law. The complaint is seeking class action status. | | |
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The cyberattack on Central Maine Healthcare happened in summer 2025, but the investigation was complicated by the hackers having access to systems for several months. A class action lawsuit is pending in state court. The cyberattack on Central Maine Healthcare happened in summer 2025, but the investigation was complicated by the hackers having access to systems for several months. A class action lawsuit is pending in state court. | | |
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley is expected to make the announcement in front of Congress, where he will also offer other policy solutions. The company said it’s still working out details on how to best distribute its profits to customers. UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley is expected to make the announcement in front of Congress, where he will also offer other policy solutions. The company said it’s still working out details on how to best distribute its profits to customers. | | |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics and co-plaintiffs are tightening the screws in their lawsuit against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other healthcare leaders in the Trump administration. The American Academy of Pediatrics and co-plaintiffs are tightening the screws in their lawsuit against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other healthcare leaders in the Trump administration. | | |
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2026 may be the year that many if not most healthcare leaders arrive at a fork in the road to mature AI implementation. 2026 may be the year that many if not most healthcare leaders arrive at a fork in the road to mature AI implementation. | | |
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The judgment includes $30 million in punitive damages. The lawsuit was brought by Maria Gatchalian, a NICU nurse who said she was fired for reporting patient safety concerns to management. The health system said it intends to appeal the court's decision. The judgment includes $30 million in punitive damages. The lawsuit was brought by Maria Gatchalian, a NICU nurse who said she was fired for reporting patient safety concerns to management. The health system said it intends to appeal the court's decision. | | |
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If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again. If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again. | | |
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Timesha Beauchamp, 20, suffered a seizure in August 2020 that required emergency medical attention. When responders arrived, they declared her dead at the scene. A short time later, she was found to be alive at a funeral parlor. More than five years later, a lawsuit stemming from the incident has been settled out of court. Timesha Beauchamp, 20, suffered a seizure in August 2020 that required emergency medical attention. When responders arrived, they declared her dead at the scene. A short time later, she was found to be alive at a funeral parlor. More than five years later, a lawsuit stemming from the incident has been settled out of court. | | |
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Last month, the Republican and Democratic Doctors Caucuses sent an informal request to medical societies, seeking ways to reform Medicare’s push toward value-based care. Last month, the Republican and Democratic Doctors Caucuses sent an informal request to medical societies, seeking ways to reform Medicare’s push toward value-based care. | | |
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Anteris Technologies is known for its biomimetic transcatheter heart valve, the DurAVR THV System. The device is the first of its kind and has gained considerable attention as the TAVR market continues to grow. Anteris Technologies is known for its biomimetic transcatheter heart valve, the DurAVR THV System. The device is the first of its kind and has gained considerable attention as the TAVR market continues to grow. | | |
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