Five beneficiaries of the safety-net healthcare program have sued with the support of the National Health Law Program. They are joined by prestigious industry lobbies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Plaintiffs allege Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, the target of the data breach, had a server containing unencrypted patient data that hackers were able to access during the breach. The hospital and its parent health system are still recovering from the incident.

If lifestyle medicine is to help U.S. healthcare improve care while reducing costs, the specialty is going to need a hand collecting and coding data at various points of patient care and engagement. 

Close to two-thirds of Americans carrying medical debt, 64%, owe the money to hospitals, whether for inpatient, outpatient or ER services. 

In announcing its proposed changes to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for 2027, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services justified the reduced reimbursement by pointing to rates paid by private insurers, which are on average 16% less than what the federal government pays.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said agents and brokers, acting on behalf of enrollees, were failing to submit necessary documentation on applications, such as Social Security numbers and immigration details. 

In a complaint, a California doctor accused his former employer and colleagues of making false statements to damage his reputation. The hospital argued, successfully, that the internist failed to exhaust internal dispute resolution procedures that could have stopped him from losing income.

The general public is smiling at local healthcare providers while snarling at federal healthcare agencies, according to a survey report posted Aug. 31 by Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. 

According to Axios, the deal could be worth $300 million. The buyout was revealed in a regulatory filing. 

This latest alert comes after Johnson & Johnson MedTech found that certain devices may require hardware, firmware and/or software updates to address safety concerns. 

Imaging societies including the Radiology Business Management Association, Society of Interventional Radiology and others recently submitted their detailed feedback on the fee schedule.