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
Ozempic Hiatus Before Surgery: Is a Weeklong Pause Really Needed?
(MedPage Today) -- Continued use of a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist leading up to surgery may not increase the risk for regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during operations after all, an analysis of insurance claims data... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - April 22, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology 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
EU regulator urges action on climate threat to insurance
Eiopa head says rise in losses from natural catastrophes needs to be addressed by firms and member states (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expect Your Home Insurance Premiums to Rise Like Floodwater
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Car insurance rates are nuts right now. Here ’s how to lower your bill when cash is tight
Car insurance costs are pretty brutal at the moment — they’re up more than 22% since this time last year. There’s plenty you can do to lower your bill, but some of the best advice out there still requires a certain amount of upfront cash. For example, paying your annual premium all in one go could…#stephencrewdson #jdpower #leebaker #atlanta #apexfinancial #nt #prestoncherry #greenbay #wisconsin #improv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California insurance crisis: 2 more insurers withdraw from state
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to lower your car insurance bill as rates rise this year
Car insurance costs are pretty brutal at the moment — they’re up more than 22% since this time last year. There’s plenty you can do to lower your bill, but some of the best advice out there still requires a certain amount of upfront cash. For example, paying your annual premium all in one go could…#stephencrewdson #jdpower #leebaker #atlanta #apexfinancial #nt #prestoncherry #greenbay #wisconsin #improv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The growing reason people can't afford to own a home
Homeownership is becoming less attainable because of high mortgage rates and insurance costs. • The climate crisis is triggering insurance price hikes, as insurers anticipate more damage payouts. • Some Americans are opting for rentals or to relocate due to the high costs of owning a home.…#someamericans #nerdwallet #insurify #federalreserve #oklahoma #statefarm #lauralongero #quinstreet #florida #genzers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hunt reportedly mulling stamp duty and NI cuts in effort to woo voters
Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering stamp duty and national insurance cuts before the next general election. The chancellor has previously hinted there could be another “fiscal event” before voters go to the polls in an attempt to boost the Conservatives’ tax-cutting credentials. The Times…#jeremyhunt #conservatives #times #treasury #rishisunak #pauljohnson #ipsos #tories #nottingham #imf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The growing reason people can't afford to own a home
PeopleImages / Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI Homeownership is becoming less attainable because of high mortgage rates and insurance costs. The climate crisis is triggering insurance price hikes, as insurers anticipate more damage payouts. Some Americans are opting for rentals or to…#nerdwallet #insurify #federalreserve #oklahoma #statefarm #lauralongero #quinstreet #florida #genzers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Golden-goodbye payouts on Wall Street could be at risk under resurrected Financial-Crisis era rule
U.S. financial watchdogs plan to take another crack at regulating Wall Street executives’ pay — an outstanding requirement of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that has repeatedly failed to materialize. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. aims to vote on a measure in coming weeks, according to people with…#doddfrankact #fdic #federalreserve #garygensler #occ #ncua (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California loses 2 more property insurers in growing crisis
Two more insurance companies are ending property insurance coverage in California, adding to the growing list of insurers fleeing the state in what has become an escalating crisis. Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., both owned by Japanese firm Tokio Marine Holdings…#goldenstate #tokiomarineholdings #allstate #statefarm #ricardolara #kcra #chrispandolfo #kristineparks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
