Compliance & Legal
The agency placed the bulk of the blame on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the agency has signaled intent to tighten oversight.
Some medical centers are wary that willingly admitting errors could result in increased liability costs, which has been a barrier to adoption.
The FTC said it wants to permanently stop the shell business from offering bait-and-switch plans under known insurer logos.
Payers are almost equally as likely to get decision support from websites than from consulting with colleagues.
One of the issues is that while costs are rising, consumers aren't prepared, as many are struggling with rising premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.
Drug samples were the most common benefits, with 55 percent of doctors reporting having received them.
Anthem is being held responsible for cyber attacks that stole the protected health information of close to 79 million people.
The majority of people are unaware of the basic benefits that Healthcare.gov plans have to cover, as well as changes made to healthcare law in 2018.
The settlement with New Jersey resolves two separate privacy breaches regarding members HIV/AIDS status and those with AFib.
Study from Yale researchers found some hospitals aren't complying with state, federal regulations for patient records requests.