New York judge dismisses surgeon’s lawsuit challenging surprise billing law
The lawsuit threatened to again expose millions of patients to surprise out-of-network bills.
Scan Health Plan makes push into Texas
The Medicare Advantage insurer will cover seniors in a total of four states, pending regulatory approval.
US takes step to expand monkeypox vaccine supply
The FDA authorized a new plan that could lead to a five-fold increase in available doses. European health officials may follow the agency’s lead.
Profits climb for major insurers as hospital volumes drop in Q2
All but two of the seven largest insurers saw profits climb in the second quarter as hospital operators continued to struggle with weak volumes and higher labor costs amid record-high inflation.
Cerner agrees to pay $1.9M to settle racial discrimination case
Hiring bias, which Cerner denies, resulted in a notable shortfall of Black and Asian hires for certain positions between 2015 and 2019, federal regulators allege.
Hospitals still fall short on price transparency, consumer group says
Hospitals and medical associations pushed back on the advocacy group’s report, which found that just 16% of hospitals were fully compliant with the price transparency law.
Clover Health’s Toy to step up as CEO as insurtech bolsters revenue
In a call with investors, incoming chief executive Andrew Toy said the path to profitability is “a huge focus” for Clover, and pointed to shrinking its medical loss ratio and controlling operating expense growth as key strategies.
Kaiser Permanente posts Q2 net loss of $1.3B
The Oakland, California-based integrated health system attributed the setback in its quarterly results to market investments.
HHS investing $60M to boost rural healthcare workforce
The latest funding builds on $16 billion invested in bolstering rural healthcare from the Biden administration last year, according to an HHS release.
Telehealth visits rose in May, mirroring COVID-19 diagnoses
Patients made greater use of virtual care visits for a second straight month during an upturn in cases of the virus.