Dexcom CEO on working with insurance companies
Cramer spoke with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer on Friday.#dexcom #kevinsayer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regulator reining in Greatway Financial ’s multiple levels of questionable insurance marketing
Life insurance for a baby might sound a little off, but fast-growing Greatway Financial Inc. says it’s never too early to sign up. The Calgary-based company, which sells policies on behalf of insurers across Canada, puts much of its focus on the investment side of life insurance plans, billing…#greatwayfinancialinc #calgary #greatway #ontario #fsra #hustonloke #marketconduct #donothighlight #vaneesacline #cline (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Highmark data breach exposes private information of about 300k customers
Health insurer Highmark said Friday an employee fell victim to a malicious email request, resulting in the disclosure of private information of about 300,000 Highmark customers. Highmark said the personal information included or may have included names, medical claims- and treatment-related…#highmark #pittsburgh #cumberlandcounty #highmarks #8004594092 #philly (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Era of'Free' COVID Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now? Era of'Free' COVID Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?
Insurers, employers, and taxpayers will all be affected as drug manufacturers move these products to the commercial market.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Finnish insurer Sampo misses profit forecast in volatile market
Finnish insurer Sampo on Friday reported a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter earnings citing challenging capital markets environment, sending its shares falling more than 5%. The group's profit before tax fell 67% to 390 million euros ($418.43 million) in the quarter, missing analysts'…#finnish #mandatum #sampo #nordea #danishtopdanmark #topdanmark #finland #sweden #norway #denmark (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Centene to pay $215 million to settle claims it overbilled Medi-Cal for prescription drugs
Health insurance company Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $215 million to the state of California to settle claims that it overcharged the state ’s Medi-Cal program by inflating its prescription drug costs. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Emily Hamann Source Type: news
Biden ’s SOTU Targets Drug Companies, But Misses Opportunity To Challenge Health Insurers And Pharmacy Benefit Managers
At the SOTU, Biden said the Inflation Reduction Act is “taking on powerful interests to bring your healthcare costs down.” Absent from the speech was any mention of health insurers and PBMs. In the US, several stakeholders have created a system in which a large cost burden is imposed on patients. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can telemedicine kick type 2 diabetes to the curb? Blue Shield of California is counting on it.
Virta Health becomes a direct provider under all lines of business for one of California's largest health insurers. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - February 7, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Medicare Advantage Plans Fielded 35 Million Prior Auth Requests in 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Over 35 million prior authorization requests were submitted to Medicare Advantage insurers in 2021, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
Two million of these requests, or 6%, were fully or partly... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 3, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Why paying providers for achieving health outcomes is part of the beauty of population health
Major insurers are increasingly tying health care reimbursement to patient outcomes, provider performance and overall patient satisfaction — an approach to financing that is foundational to population health.
“The beauty of population health is, you get paid for achieving health outcomes, so (patients) get good value for the care received, and everybody benefits,” says TriHealth’s COO Terri Hanlon-Bremer in this episode of Ge tting Health Care Right.
In this podcast, Hanlon-Bremer and… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: TriHealth Source Type: news
Insurance Giant's Effort to Deny Coverage to Chronically Ill Patient Insurance Giant's Effort to Deny Coverage to Chronically Ill Patient
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant wouldn ' t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer ' s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.ProPublica (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - February 2, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Top crypto ransomware attacks extorted $69 million in bitcoin: Immunefi
Crypto ransomware payments have generated more than $69.3 million from the top 10 attacks since 2020. The $40 million paid in bitcoin by the Chicago-based insurance company CNA Financial represents 57.7% of that total. As the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin has grown, so has their popularity…#cnafinancial #immunefi #jbs #brenntag #colonialpipeline #travelex #ucsf #brbbank #jacksoncounty #easterneurope (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two Insurance Companies Stop Providing Coverage For Hyundai And Kia Car Models
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Top insurers State Farm and Progressive are refusing to provide insurance coverage for certain models made by South Korean car firms Kia and Hyundai,…#hyundai #kiacarmodels #naveenathrappully #epochtimes #statefarm #southkorean #kia #kiamotors #seoul #apphoto (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Insurers Want More Details on $4.7 Billion in Medicare Clawbacks
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
