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Florida health insurer sued over skimpy plans
The defendant, Health Insurance Innovations, is one of the 12 companies under investigation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for their work in pushing the plans to consumers.
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Uber to provide patient transport for care coordination company Carisk
Carisk expects to capture thousands of patients as it gears up for a partnership with a major pharmacy benefits manager, Carisk's SVP of clinical strategy told Healthcare Dive.
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Congress warns industry to hurry on surprise billing fix
"If you don't solve the problem, then we will solve the problem and none of you will like it," Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, told payer and provider reps testifying Wednesday.
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FDA taps IBM, Walmart for blockchain pilot project
Merck and KPMG also will be part of the initiative, which aims to track medicines and ensure their integrity across the supply chain.
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Hospitals saved $11.8M thanks to 340B, survey finds
About 90% of hospitals are using those savings to pay for patient care services including pharmacy services and transportation.
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AMA adopts measures to shape development, uptake of AI systems in healthcare
The policies seek to ensure developers of AI, not physicians, are liable for medical errors involving the technologies.
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Boosting outpatient No. 1 hospital exec priority in poll
The Advisory Board's annual survey of executives shows a shift from last year's focus on cost control.
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AMA affirms opposition to single-payer in close vote
Other proposals the physician group adopted encourage a focus on vulnerable patients in alternative payment models, more scrutiny on pharmacy benefit managers' role in the drug supply chain and tweaks to the Affordable Care Act.
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TEFCA task force debates incentives for industry adoption
"Maybe we don't want to go into that political space, but that's what it could come to for TEFCA to work," task force co-chair John Kansky said.
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Payers, providers dig in on surprise billing proposals
Industry groups are testifying on the issue before Congress again Wednesday at the third hearing in as many months.
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Influential panel urges HIV prevention drug, forcing payer hands
The task force charged with making clinical recommendations is advising those at high risk of contracting HIV take a daily medication to prevent the disease, which will likely expand access to the treatment.
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China leads world in digital health adoption, Philips survey finds
Healthcare professionals in China are more likely to recommend patients use digital health technologies than their peers in the West.
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Humana integrating real-time benefit check into Epic EHRs
"Not all EMR companies are created equal," Humana's president of retail told Healthcare Dive, but the insurer plans to collaborate with other health IT vendors on data sharing projects.
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CVS Caremark service aims to help employers manage nontraditional benefit options
The move by the pharmacy benefits manager comes as employers and payers increasingly offer to cover digital health tools to track nutrition, exercise and sleep.
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Are teaching hospitals more expensive? A new JAMA study may surprise some
When comparing the total cost of care at 30 days for one episode, starting with hospitalization, researchers found major teaching hospitals were less expensive compared with nonteaching hospitals.
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Deep DiveThe gene therapy era has arrived. So have the challenges.
The chief medical officer for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care said Medicaid pricing law needs to change to enable flexibility for payers as they navigate a world with $2.1 million treatments.
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Quest, LabCorp breach stirs questions of cybersecurity risk from outside vendors
The breach could result in new regulations and rules governing how U.S. companies select and assess their vendors, according to Moody's Investor Service.
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Healthcare employment edges up, though tepid overall
The month of May had 42% fewer hires than in April, and almost 70% fewer than in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Executives expect AI to transform healthcare within 3 years
Almost 90% of industry leaders are trying AI and other emerging technologies, and high percentages also believe health IT can help them identify unmet consumer needs, according to a report from Accenture.
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Price transparency proposals raise thorny questions
One hospital CEO is bucking the trend and embracing price disclosure, but the effectiveness of such requirements is unclear.
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Medicare beneficiaries prefer traditional over MA in 1st eligible year
A majority of new Medicare beneficiaries continue to opt into traditional plans over Medicare Advantage, suggesting the buzz around MA may be exaggerated, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study.
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Industry balks at Senate proposals to boost competition, price transparency
Employers and health policy experts argued banning certain contract clauses and making more information available to consumers would benefit patients in comments to the Senate HELP committee this week.
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CMS calls for ideas to cut red tape
Federal health regulators want to reduce the administrative burden and "needless paperwork" baked in the system and they're asking the public to submit ideas.
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Consumers favor mobile health when complemented by office visits
Three-quarters of patients surveyed by SOTI said mobile products improve convenience, though popularity and use of different types of services varied.
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Judge, CVS witness clash on merger settlement, July hearing set
Federal Judge Richard Leon told lawyers they might want to cancel their summer vacation plans as he voiced concern about the leverage the merged health giant will wield in the marketplace.
