Aetna is the latest to sue, pointing to re-used metrics that were discarded in a court victory by Clover Health. CMS is appealing that decision.

Companion bills in the state legislature would bar artificial intelligence apps from providing services of human professionals in schools.

Many details, including the number of victims and the method hackers used to perform the data breach, are unknown. The company said the incident is still being investigated with the help of law enforcement. 

The data comes from the Commonwealth Fund. The group’s annual survey found that uninsured rates among all working-aged adults in the U.S. are rising, now standing at 11%—a number expected to go up as Medicaid work requirements go into effect.

Expertise and commitment of FDA reviewers remain in place, but the agency’s ability to communicate openly with industry has become a significant concern.

The reason for the payouts is a bit fuzzy, but the White House said it has to do with user fees that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services charged to the states, which should have been passed on to enrollees as they sign up for insurance on HealthCare.gov

Analyzing more than 1,500 cases of patients who got sent from an acute-care hospital to an ostensibly more-capable facility, Harvard researchers have found 1 in 4 such transfers could—and probably should—have been avoided. 

Researchers tracked data from more than 50 million hospital discharges. Overall, legalizing recreational cannabis was linked to more patients being hospitalized for myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

The facility, which will be located in Sanford, North Carolina, is expected to create 200 jobs across manufacturing, engineering, technical operations, quality, warehousing and administrative functions.