The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance clarifying that debt collectors are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or legally invalid medical debts.

The state of Texas is applying the brakes to its new Medicaid contracts, with a Travis County district judge issuing a temporary injunction that stops the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) from carrying out new contracts for the Medicaid STAR and CHIP managed care programs.

A public-facing genAI chatbot allows citizens to get the answers they deserve, no matter how they get to them, says Josh Wymer, chief health Information and data strategy officer at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.  

Five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharma sales representatives have been charged by the Department of Justice for the unlawful distribution of about 70 million opioid pills and 30 million doses of other prescription drugs – worth more than $1.3 billion on the black market.

Steward Health Care is closing Norwood Hospital and four satellite facilities in Massachusetts and abandoning the properties, according to bankruptcy filing in federal court in Texas on Monday. The satellite facilities include Norwood Performance Therapy in Norwood, Norwood Hospital Cancer Care Center in Foxborough, Foxboro in Foxborough and Guild Imaging Center of Norwood Hospital in […]

A premarket piece for developer adherence gives providers peace of mind about the safety of the products they’re using and a post market component calls for a feedback loop for end users and developers, says Jonathan French, senior director of public policy at HIMSS.  

States could do more to require Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to improve access for maternal health, with a new Office of Inspector General report finding discrepancies in how hospitals report maternal health data –  which in turn raises questions about the reliability of Medicaid data and the broader impact on maternal healthcare outcomes.

American Hospital Association president and CEO Rick Pollack has sent a letter to President Biden urging immediate action to increase the supply of IV solutions for h

There are significant barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) among Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, particularly in rural and underserved areas, with many counties lacking either medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) or access for Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector […]

The lower price for members is due to a new Pharmacy Care Reimagined model that unbundles the traditional PBM model, company says.