Compliance & Legal
HIMSS25
Ten years ago, providers were terrified to share data with health plans for fear of giving up their relationship with the patient and what payers would do with the information and now interoperability is having a favorable impact on patient care, says PointClickCare's Brian Drozdowicz.
The lawsuit claims the federal government has violated hundreds of laws and circumvented Congress.
The House and the Senate have introduced companion resolutions.
The PBMs allegedly formed an unlawful agreement that suppressed reimbursement rates to independent pharmacies.
Aetna and Humana also allegedly discouraged brokers from enrolling disabled seniors, who were viewed as less profitable.
The rule is a call to action to strengthen cybersecurity protections, says Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber.
HIMSS25
One of the first executive orders in the new administration was to rescind the former AI roadmap and call for the development of an AI action plan, says Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy.
The FTC has finalized rules to significantly expand the information required for filing a pre-merger notification, says Michael Ramey, managing principal of Strategic & Transaction Solutions at PYA.
The amount is based on Walgreens' ability to pay, and if sold, the company would owe an additional $50M, DOJ says.
PBMs take advantage of a lax regulatory environment to inflate drug prices, Sanders says.