UnitedHealthcare fires back, sues Envision for allegedly exaggerating patient claims
The insurer filed suit in the latest legal tussle between payers and physician staffing firms.
15K nurses on strike across 7 health systems in Minnesota
Twins Cities Hospitals Group, which runs four of the affected hospitals, stands to incur more than $20 million a day in extra costs during the three-day strike, according to a statement.
Rural hospitals face ‘precarious’ outlook as expenses climb, AHA says
Rapidly rising labor, drug and supply costs could trigger another wave of facility closures, the hospital lobby said.
Vera, Castlight rebrand; announce ex-Cerner executive as CEO
The companies, which merged earlier this year, have rebranded as Apree Health and selected health IT veteran Don Trigg as their new leader.
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Sharing responsibility for workplace culture
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Envision sues UnitedHealthcare over allegedly denied ER claims
Envision CEO Jim Rechtin called UnitedHealthcare’s alleged practice “cold, callous and inhumane,” according to a statement released Friday announcing a lawsuit was filed in a Tennessee federal court.
CVS enters ACA exchanges in California, Delaware, Illinois and New Jersey
The insurer has been bullish on expanding its ACA footprint since 2021, when its payer business Aetna said it would return to the exchanges after exiting them in 2017.
Healthcare fintechs targeted by cyber criminals
Cybersecurity professionals say healthcare payments processing firms are particularly vulnerable to information technology breaches and ransom demands.
Healthcare cyberattacks led to worse patient care, increased mortality, study finds
Delayed procedures and tests were the most commonly reported consequences of healthcare cyberattacks, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint, a cybersecurity compliance company.