The Ascension ransomware attacker was able to gain access to its systems by a worker who accidentally downloaded a malicious file believed to be legitimate, according to the health system. 

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., both progressive members of the Senate, have introduced legislation they say is intended to root out corporate greed and private equity abuse in the healthcare system.

Based on two lawsuits in favor of insurers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is recalculating the 2024 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings for quality bonus payment purposes. CMS made the announcement on Thursday.

Change is needed on Capitol Hill, which is why the Digital Therapeutics Alliance summit was held in D.C., says Andy Molnar, president of the group.  

Optum is debuting an offering it hopes will streamline the process for patients seeking durable medical equipment, speeding delivery of DME while making headway on health outcomes and cost reduction. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary said its new DME Navigator will help both health plans and DME suppliers deliver equipment more quickly and affordably.

One of the key takeaways from the Change incident is the industry is not prepared for the type of disruption this attack perpetrated, says Dave Bailey, VP, Consulting Services at Clearwater Security.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule intended to remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay. The proposal would attempt to stop credit reporting companies from […]

Over the next eight years, hospital spending is expected to grow at an average rate of 5.7% a year, according to 2023-2032 National Health Expenditure Projections released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2023, hospital spending growth accelerated for nearly all payers because of increasing use.

Dr. Dennis Truong, regional telemedicine/mobility director at Kaiser Permanente, discusses how digital therapeutics bridges the gap of patient access to care.  

McGill University Health Centre implemented MDClone for data to improve the health of populations, says Dr. Alan Forster, vice president of Innovation, Transformation and Clinical Performance at McGill University Health Centre.