Susan Morse
The creators of the Lumosity "brain training" program will pay the Federal Trade Commission $2 million to settle charges they deceived consumers with unfounded claims that their product sharpened cognitive performance and could protect against decline, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Republicans will try to override the expected veto later this month, but House Speaker Paul Ryan admitted they do not have the votes to do so.
From Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, 83,297 consumers made plan selections, according to CMS.
Standard & Poor's has warned Anthem, Cigna, Aetna and Humana that the substantial debt needed to finance the proposed mergers between them may cause their credit ratings to fall.
Aetna will leave America's Health Insurance Plans, becoming the second major insurer to leave the industry's largest trade group, according to a statement from the insurer.
Prime Healthcare Services has donated its Glendora Community Hospital to its nonprofit Prime Healthcare Foundation, the company announced Monday. The 128-bed acute care hospital, that was acquired by Prime in 2014, was given to the public charity free of any existing debt.
The average salary for healthcare workers in executive, management and other professional positions topped $111,000 in 2015, according to the recently released 2015 HIMSS Compensation Survey, though there is a close to $30,000 gap between what men and women earn in the field.
As healthcare leaders surveyed by Healthcare Finance say consumerism will be the largest driver of change in 2016, many point to challenges that come with the transition.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and other organizations representing Medicare Advantage plans that serve low income and disabled populations say two options for interim relief on star quality ratings do not go far enough to address how socioeconomics affect scores.
When looking back at the the biggest news in healthcare in 2015, an informal survey of Healthcare Finance readers found no other contender even came close to defeating ICD-10 for the reign of top issue of the year.