[ad_1] The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an […]
Amazon expanding Amazon Care with behavioral health
[ad_1] Amazon is adding behavioral health services to Amazon Care, a medical care service it sells to employer health plans. Care coordinators will refer patients to in-network behavioral health […]
Delaware judge upholds auditor effort to subpoena Medicaid records
[ad_1] A Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied a motion by Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services to quash a subpoena from the state auditor’s office seeking […]
GoHealth insurance marketplace lays off hundreds
[ad_1] Health insurance brokerage GoHealth has laid off 20% of its workforce, the company notified employees in a public letter Tuesday. Approximately 800 agents and support workers lost their jobs, […]
July-reported healthcare breaches exposed data on nearly 4M patients
[ad_1] About 3.9 million patients had data compromised in healthcare data breaches reported to the federal government last month, nearly half of which were attributed to a cyberattack […]
Bright Health Group seeking outside investment
[ad_1] Bright Health Group must raise outside capital to sustain its business, executives said Wednesday. The health insurer’s board of directors formed a special committee to solicit proposals from […]
Hackensack Meridian to keep child care centers open after complaints
[ad_1] Hackensack Meridian Health told employees in July it planned to close its day care centers later this year, citing financial pressures and staffing issues. This week, the […]
Cerner to pay $1.8M to resolve racial discrimination allegations
[ad_1] Cerner agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve allegations it discriminated against Black and Asian job applicants, the Department of Labor said. The agreement with the Labor Department’s […]
Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal healthcare law […]
Insurers to crack down on unscheduled procedures
[ad_1] Health insurance companies are increasingly pressing doctors for more information when they perform unscheduled, minor procedures such as drawing blood, performing skin biopsies or conducting an electrocardiograms on patients the same […]
