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Pharma
Indiana AG Sues Drugmakers, PBMs Over High Insulin Prices
The suit says diabetes care costs the Hoosier State $5 billion annually.
Post-Acute
Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
For-profit companies, including private equity groups and real estate investment trusts, are snapping up struggling not-for-profit nursing homes.
Technology
Infographic: Four Tech Conversations for CTOs
The 2024 HIMSS conference sparked several innovative discussions amongst leaders.
Finance
CA AG Boosts Bill Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
If enacted, California would become the third state to remove medical bills from consumer credit reports.
Technology
AI Coalition Pushes Forward With Governance Plans
The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) is staking its claim as the industry?s best option for creating meaningful and acceptable...
Revenue Cycle
Whistleblower Accuses Aledade, Largest U.S. Independent Primary Care Network, of Medicare Fraud
Aledade Inc.'s billing apps allegedly improperly boosted revenues by adding overstated medical diagnoses to patients' EHRs.
Clinical Care
The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America
The Catholic Church's directives are often at odds with accepted medical standards, especially in areas of reproductive health.
Supply Chain
Quest Diagnostics to Pay CA Counties $5M in Medical Waste, Patient Data Dump Settlement
Dumpster dives found hundreds of containers of hazardous chemicals; unredacted patient data; and used blood and urine specimen containers.
Technology
Montefiore Fined Almost $5 Million for HIPAA Violations
The New York City-based health system was fined $4.75 million after a federal investigation found that a former employee and...
Revenue Cycle
MultiCare Faces Fraud Allegations in DOJ, Washington State Complaint
The allegations stem from a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a former neurosurgeon at Deaconness Hospital in Spokane.
Pharma
Records Show Publix Opioid Sales Grew Even as Addiction Crisis Prompted Other Chains' Pullback
While national pharmacy chains like CVS and Walgreens were dispensing fewer of the highly addictive drugs, Publix's sales were soaring.
Revenue Cycle
Podcast: 'An Arm and a Leg': When Hospitals Sue Patients (Part 2)
Dan Weissmann goes toe-to-toe with Scott Purcell, CEO of ACA International, a trade association for the collection industry.