medical ethics
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Payer
Years Later, Centene Settlements With States Still Unfinished
Georgia and Florida have yet to settle with the Medicaid PBM.
CMO
MT Renews Accused Cancer Doctor's License Despite Criminal, Civil Inquiries
Questions about whether oncologist Dr. Thomas Weiner would be permitted to continue practicing medicine intensified after a ProPublica investigation exposed...
Payer
A Runner Was Hit by a Car, Then by a Surprise Ambulance Bill
$12,872.99 for a 6-mile ambulance ride between hospitals.
Payer
Deny and Delay? California Seeks Penalties for Insurers that Repeatedly Get It Wrong
Experts say it could be one of the boldest attempts in the nation to rein in health insurer denials, before...
CMO
Pain Clinics Made Millions From 'Unnecessary' Injections Into 'Human Pin Cushions'
Pain MD's injections have been proved in court to be part of a decade-long fraud scheme.
CMO
Trump’s Order on Gender-Affirming Care Escalates Reversal of Trans Rights
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration?s reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to...
Payer
Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds
The probe found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care,...
CMO
As States Diverge on Immigration, Hospitals Say They Won't Turn Patients Away
Donald Trump returned to the White House declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Payer
Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
Prosthetic coverage by private health plans varies tremendously.
Payer
In Settling Fraud Case, NY Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M
Independent Health will make "guaranteed payments" of $34.5 million in installments from 2024 through 2028.
Payer
Analysis: Rage Has Long Shadowed American Healthcare. It's Rarely Produced Big Change.
Eruptions of public rage have shadowed the American health care system for decades.
Payer
UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids with Autism
Advocates says the insurer's strategy may be violating federal law.