The state says Optum, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, was contracted to manage claims for a Medicaid behavioral health program, but the system it developed for the task crashed and consistently made errors. The company denies the accusations.

Unsurprising but noteworthy: Judging by the ages of doctors who are all in with AI in 2026—and the ages of those who aren’t—the technology remains more a thing of the future than of the present. 

Sen. Nikil Saval, representing the commonwealth’s first district in Philadelphia, circulated a letter to colleagues last week announcing his plan to introduce legislation to bring universal healthcare coverage to every resident of the state. 

Now that the kids are in college, Rod and Linda Windley are looking to sell their not-so-little piece of heaven in Sandy Springs, Ga., for $18.25 million. 

Many of the details are unknown, but a primary plaintiff in the lawsuit said the exposure stemmed from a contaminated solution used during a 2024 colonoscopy. An attorney representing the patient said as many as 100 people could have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens.

For certain aspects of healthcare, Arizona is the freest state in the nation. The least free? New Jersey.

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In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that Villages Health System self-reported the upcoding and fully cooperated with an investigation. The incidents occurred between 2020 and 2024.

DentaQuest, the second-largest dental benefits administrator in the U.S., suffered the record-setting cyberattack in May. A notorious ransomware gang has taken credit for the attack. 

The meteoric rise of large-language AI is quietly altering if not effectively upending scientific inquiry. It’s been doing so almost since the technology’s public debut in late 2022. And medical research has been anything but exempt. 

The imaging agent could offer a new approach for diagnosing stiff heart syndrome, according to data presented during the European Society of Cardiology Congress. 

The issue, brought on by a manufacturing defect, has been linked to two serious injuries. The FDA shared an early alert about the situation as it continues its investigation.