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UHG reports losses after cyberattack, providers warm up to AI

April 24, 2024 - The major health insurer UnitedHealth Group has not yet issued a formal breach notification, prompting more scrutiny of its response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack. So far, UnitedHealth Group reported that the breach involved files containing personal health information, but there is no evidence of malicious actors accessing full medical...

The Importance of Having a Licensed Nurse at the Other End of the Line

December 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff

Amid the workforce shortage in healthcare, nurses are in high demand. Technology has helped bridge the gap, allowing nurses to serve patients remotely using virtual care nursing or sitting...

Future of Telehealth, Hybrid Care After the Public Health Emergency

November 21, 2023 by Kelsey Waddill

Now that the coronavirus pandemic has become more manageable, how has the evolution of telehealth taken shape and how can the industry improve hybrid care? When the coronavirus pandemic gripped the...

Biden To Ban Medical Debt in Credit Scores, Costco Enters Virtual Care

September 27, 2023 by Kelsey Waddill

In this episode, we cover federal efforts to diminish the impact of rampant medical debt and retail initiatives to reach into the healthcare space. The Biden administration shared its plans to ban medical debts from...

NY Schools to Offer Telemental Health, USPSTF Updates Anxiety Screenings

June 27, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In healthcare policy news this week, school leaders from the Rochester City School District are instituting a telemental healthcare program for students. Meanwhile, the nation’s preeminent...

CMS Pitches New Value-Based Care Model, Medicare Spending Rises Fast

June 13, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In policy news this week, CMS will test a new value-based care model in eight states. The model offers participants additional revenue to improve their primary care services. Meanwhile, research from...

VA Renegotiates EHR Contract, New Telehealth Bill for Medicare Beneficiaries

May 23, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In healthcare policy news this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) successfully renegotiated its EHR contract with Oracle Cerner. Meanwhile, new legislation may extend telemental health...

FDA Committee Favors OTC Opill, WHO Ends Mpox Emergency

May 16, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In healthcare policy news this week, the FDA seems primed to approve over-the-counter sales of birth control pills. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) ended the mpox public health emergency...

Washington Passes Data Privacy Law, DEA Delays Telehealth Prescribing Limits

May 09, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

Policy news this week includes the DEA’s recent flip-flop on telehealth prescribing rules and a groundbreaking Washington state health data privacy law. Washington Governor Signs Health...

How Digital Health Has Ushered in a New Era of VC Investments

May 03, 2023 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a shift towards using digital software platforms to allow the economy to continue functioning. The pandemic also caused significant changes in the healthcare industry, with the federal government allowing more...

House Votes to Declassify COVID-19 Origins, EPA Proposes PFAS Limits

March 21, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In policy news this week, Congress is demanding to reveal the origins of COVID-19 after conflicting reports of the virus’s origins arose. Meanwhile, the EPA plans to set strict limits on certain...

FDA Expands Abortion Pill Access, IDR Process Faces Over 90,000 Disputes

January 10, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

Last week retail pharmacies were granted permission by the FDA to distribute critical abortion medication to patients with a prescription. Meanwhile, the federal government shared that it was...

Introducing Gender-Affirming Care to Primary Care Settings, Telehealth Services

December 19, 2022 by Alivia Kaylor

Although primary care clinics offer numerous beneficial healthcare services to patients, they often fall short of delivering effective gender-affirming care (GAC), which requires empathy, trust, and...

White House Tackles Drug Reform, Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights

October 11, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

Last week, President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning all people convicted of federal marijuana possession and seeking to reclassify marijuana with the Department of Health and Human Services...

DOJ Busts $1.2B Telemedicine Fraud Ring, CDC Recommends Novavax

July 26, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

DOJ officials are prosecuting 36 individuals linked to a telemedicine fraud ring that generated over a billion dollars in faulty Medicare claims. The defendants working throughout the United States now...

Hospitals Win 340B Ruling, FTC Investigates Telehealth Company Cerebral

June 21, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

Hospitals got a big win last week after the Supreme Court reversed a cut to the 340B Drug Pricing Program that netted several hospitals increased revenues. Justices agreed with the American Hospital...

How Telehealth Legislation Will Evolve During the Pandemic & Beyond

June 20, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

The significant spike in the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic was made possible by numerous legislative waivers that were quickly enacted as in-person care stalled. Two years later, many...

US Surgeon General Addresses Burnout, Telemental Health Bill Proposed

June 01, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

Two pieces of proposed legislation are seeking to modernize healthcare IT infrastructure in the US. One such bill introduced by four senators would expand telehealth access and reduce regulations that...

Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Test Gains Key FDA Approval

May 17, 2022 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

A new tool is coming to market to improve the early detection of Alzheimer's disease by testing cerebral spinal fluid. FDA Greenlights First In-Vitro Alzheimer’s Disease Test FDA...

FDA Approves Remdesivir for Infants, Surprise Billing Battle Persists

May 11, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

The FDA is promoting the use of an antiviral, Remdesivir, to treat COVID-19-infected infants after the drug was shown to be effective in a small clinical trial. Meanwhile, HHS asked a federal appeals...

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