Academic health center pays $875,000 fine in data breach
HHS cited Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services for multiple HIPAA violations, including failure to disclose in a timely manner that patient data had been compromised.
What the POTS shutdown will mean for faxing in the healthcare industry
The FCC is officially closing the door on analog/copper POTS lines. Read what this means for the healthcare industry.
UnitedHealth to offer some drugs, including insulin, at no cost share in 2023
The new offering is a bid to address inflationary pressures and prevent worse health outcomes down the line, CEO Andrew Witty told investors Friday.
Lack of payment pathway clarity hinders digital therapeutics, analysts say
The report warns of a sector beset by payment issues, ‘snake oil’ and ‘middling adoption.’
Texas sues HHS over emergency abortion guidance
The suit, filed in federal court, names HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra as its lead defendant and accuses the Biden administration of using federal law to “transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic.”
Clover to enter 13 new markets for 2023 amid rising expenses
Clover plans to offer Medicare Advantage plans in counties across Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee next year, broadening its footprint to 220 counties in 2023.
Teladoc’s new CMO Vidya Raman-Tangella on the telehealth giant’s clinical strategy and new products
The executive caught up with Healthcare Dive to chat day one priorities, her vision for health equity, closing care gaps and why this might be the role she’s wanted all her career.
Providers fear penalties in states with abortion bans following Roe’s fall
Lawmakers and physicians discussed provider concerns surrounding penalties for performing emergency abortions in states with laws criminalizing the procedure during a Wednesday hearing.
TeamHealth sues UnitedHealthcare over denied payments for emergency services in Nevada
The lawsuit alleges that UnitedHealthcare did not pay the Fremont physicians after treating an infant with a traumatic brain injury and a child with a ruptured appendix.
As Congress, Biden administration squabble over COVID-19 funds, an ongoing pandemic response posture strains public health
Today, Congress and the administration are at odds on the need to purchase more vaccines and therapeutics while the public health workforce is beleaguered, former Moderna VP Richard Hughes argues.