Cohere Health expands platform to solve the prior-authorization problem
The health insurance tech company says it alleviates the administrative burden on physicians. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Isabel Tehan Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Health Insurance Common Claims Form and Supporting Regulations at42 CFR part 424, subpart C; and 2) Subpart D-Private Contracts and Supporting Regulations in42 CFR 405.410,405.430,405.435,405.440,405.445,405.455,410.61,415.110, and424.24. Comments are due June 25, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 26, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Health insurance giant Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach
U.S. health conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of its members of a data breach earlier this month. In a legally required notice filed with the U.S. government on April 12 but made public on Thursday, the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan confirmed that 13.4 million residents had information…#kaiser #hipaa #catherinehernandez #kaiserpermanente #changehealthcare #changehealthcares #unitedhealthgroup #signal #securedrop (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cohere Health expands partnership with Humana
The health insurance company will expand its use of Cohere ' s prior authorization platform to include diagnostic imaging and sleep services. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Officials warn 70,000 Medicaid users they're losing health insurance
Tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients in Nevada will be without health insurance now that the pandemic-era continuous coverage policy for the program has ended. Nevada Health Link, the state's health insurance exchange, has been sending alerts to the 70,000 residents who were not aware they are…#medicaid #nevada #katiecharleson #kvvutv #lasvegas #charleson #louisenorris #healthinsuranceorg #norris #nationally (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South L.A., Antelope Valley lead L.A. County in preventable hospitalizations
Key takeawaysIn Los Angeles County, areas with the highest rates of potentially preventable hospitalizations and emergency department visits are the same areas with the highest percentages of adults insured by Medi-Cal.High rates seen in South Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley suggest better outpatient care is needed there.Study authors recommend that policymakers and payers should consider improving access to care and increasing payments for Medi-Cal providers to help narrow health equity disparities.If you ’re a Los Angeles County resident living with chronic health conditions like diabetes, asthma or hypertension, y...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Public Inspection: HHS: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modifying the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule). This rule limits the circumstances in which provisions of the Privacy Rule permit the use or disclosure of an individual's protected health information (PHI) about reproductive healthcare for certain non-healthcare purposes that could be detrimental to privacy of the individual or another person or the individual's trust in their healthcare providers. This rule is effective 60 days after the publication of this notice, which is s...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 23, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicaid Program: Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) advancing CMS' efforts to improve access to care, quality and health outcomes, and better address health equity issues for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care enrollees. This rule specifically addresses standards for timely access to care and States' monitoring and enforcement efforts, reduces burden for some State directed payments and certain quality reporting requirements, adds new standards that will apply when States use in lieu of services and settings (ILOSs) to promote effective utilization a...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 23, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’
The health tech giant handles health data for about half of all Americans Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that a ransomware attack on its health tech subsidiary Change…#unitedhealth #unitedhealthgroup #changehealthcare #ransomhub #alphv #changehealthcares #andrewwitty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk factors of reattempt among suicide attempters in South Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study - Kim MJ, Yang JH, Koh MJ, Kim Y, Lee B, Ahn YM.
This study aimed to identify underlying demographic and clinical characteristics among individuals who had previously attempted suicide, utilizing the comprehensive Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database. Data of patients aged 18 an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms
Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL-Q Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, a move that could allow the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions. The elimination of…#alphabetincs #mountainview #google (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scotland Pauses Gender Medications for Minors
The change followed a sweeping review by England ’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence for youth gender treatments. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Azeen Ghorayshi Tags: National Health Service Scotland England Youth Teenagers and Adolescence Gender Medicine and Health Health Insurance and Managed Care Hormones Transgender your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Elevance Health Reports $2.2 Billion Profit Despite Drop In Medicaid Enrollment
Elevance Health reported a first quarter profit of $2.2 billion as commercial health insurance and healthcare services offset a big decrease in Medicaid enrollment. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma standard Source Type: news
Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisis
Britain’s health cover market has grown by £385m in a year as the NHS crisis prompted more people to seek out private medical treatment and demand for dental insurance increased, according to a report. The total health cover market, including medical and dental insurance and cash plans, grew 6.1%…#nhs #laingbuisson #timread #labour #dental #axahealth #southafricas #discovery #simplyhealthand #unum (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs
Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times, may have an explanation. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Josh Ocampo Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care MultiPlan Inc Doctors CIGNA Corporation UnitedHealth Group Inc Aetna Inc Source Type: news
