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CA Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won't Pay Off.
California is believed to be the first state to offer a mental health app with free coaching to all young...
Payer
Humana Expands Prior Auth. Partnership With Cohere Health
The platform is giving physicians faith in quick prior authorization turnaround.
Payer
Surprise! Telehealth Doesn’t Increase Overall Utilization and Cost As Much as We Thought
"Given concerns that telemedicine?s convenience will lead to more visits, the relatively small increase in visits that we observed was...
Pharma
U.S. $772.5B Pharmacy Spend in 2023 Driven by Weight-Loss Drugs
Prescription drug spending grew by 13.5% in 2023, but drug cost inflation was lower than the CPI.
Technology
Infographic: 4 Areas Where AI Is Impacting Health Systems
From diagnosis to administration, AI is already helping.
Technology
FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Healthcare Price Fixing
Algorithms make it possible for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating with one another.
CEO
New Federal Portal Urges Public to Report Healthcare Anticompetitive Practices
HealthyCompetition.gov is the latest effort by federal regulators to monitor the ongoing consolidation of the healthcare sector.
Marketing
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
This week's alert is the second Class 1 recall of a HeartMate device this year.
Payer
Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Nearly half of people who lost their government coverage signed back up weeks or months later ? suggesting they should...
Payer
Lawsuit Alleges Obamacare Plan-Switching Scheme Targeted Low-Income Consumers
Some consumers were switched multiple times or had duplicative policies.
Payer
When Rogue Brokers Switch People's ACA Policies, Tax Surprises Can Follow
Returns are getting rejected by the IRS and some people will have to pay more in taxes.
CEO
Northwell Health Dinged for $1M After 'Deceptively Advertising COVID-19 Testing Sites,' NY AG Says
New York's largest health system has refunded $400,000 to more than 2,000 patients, and will pay $650,000 in penalties to...