July 2024

Around the world, healthcare still pays more than any other sector for data breaches ()
AMA survey: Prior authorization causes many patients to abandon care, raises healthcare costs ()
Insurance telemarketing CEO sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for lying to consumers ()
North Korean hospital hacker indicted in the US ()
Senate bill would protect rural residents from shock of healthcare service shutdowns ()
Congress pushes back on the Supreme Court overturning Chevron Doctrine ()
The rise of bogus healthcare conferences ()
Humana to open clinics at 23 empty Walmart Health locations ()
Northwell Health launches film studio backed by Creative Artists Agency ()
Molina Healthcare to buy Connecticut insurer for $350M ()
UnitedHealth sued by pharmacists, providers hurt by Change Healthcare hack ()
DaVita to pay $34M to settle kickback allegations ()
House lawmakers want to relax ban on physician-owned hospitals ()
Humana buys stake in Healthpilot to expand Medicare Advantage portfolio ()
Nationwide IT outage leaves hospitals without EHRs ()
PHOTO GALLERY: AMA display of medical quackery and ineffective, dangerous alternative medicine ()
Private equity firms back less than 4% of healthcare providers, report finds ()
Gallup: 45% of adults cannot afford the care they need ()
Senators introduce bill to bolster healthcare cybersecurity ()
DOJ investigating Steward Health Care over ties to foreign government ()
FDA recall on ventilators ranked ‘most serious’ after patient injury ()
AMA says physician burnout rate drops below 50% for first time since 2020 ()
Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison for $3M fraud scheme ()
Eli Lilly purchases Morphic and its Crohn's drug portfolio for $3.2B ()
Insurers accused of $50B fraud connected to Medicare Advantage plans ()
CMS proposes 2.8% pay cut for providers in 2025 ()
State attorneys general send warnings of Change Healthcare breach, urge residents to respond ()
FDA and Medtronic issue recall on endotracheal tubes due to risk of death ()
AMA: Community practices unsustainable with low Medicare and Medicaid physician payments ()
Federal judge issues partial halt to FTC ban on noncompetes ()
Change Healthcare notifies patients their medical records may have been taken in breach ()
Cybersecurity incident reporting rule would exclude insurers, vendors ()
Healthcare growth slows, but June adds 49,000 new jobs ()
Optum settles improper opioid prescription accusations for $20M ()
Vacant Walmart Health clinics attracting interest from insurers ()
AMA: Examining a doctors’ health data can help detect burnout ()
Cano Health emerges from bankruptcy, achieves $270M in cost reductions ()
Inmates in five states, including minors, to be granted Medicaid coverage ()
Former Microsoft employee arrested for stealing 1.2M patient records ()
Steward Health Care deployed spy outfits to thwart critics ()