COVID-19 test providers are 'gouging' insurers, AHIP saysCOVID-19 test providers are 'gouging' insurers, AHIP saysCOVID-19 test providers are 'gouging' insurers, AHIP says

COVID-19 test providers are 'gouging' insurers, AHIP says

Out-of-network providers charge higher prices for COVID-19 testing and are performing a growing share of tests billed to commercial insurers, according to the insurance trade group.

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Health systems' rare rejection of Alzheimer's drug sparks questions about FDA approvalsHealth systems' rare rejection of Alzheimer's drug sparks questions about FDA approvalsHealth systems' rare rejection of Alzheimer's drug sparks questions about FDA approvals

Health systems' rare rejection of Alzheimer's drug sparks questions about FDA approvals

Medical centers declining to administer an FDA-approved drug is rare, and controversy surrounding the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm has led to questions about the approval process, and even value-based care.

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Opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with four companiesOpioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with four companiesOpioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with four companies

Opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with four companies

Lawyers for local governments announced Tuesday they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement with the nation's three biggest drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.

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$5.5 million settlement reached in nurse lawsuit$5.5 million settlement reached in nurse lawsuit$5.5 million settlement reached in nurse lawsuit

$5.5 million settlement reached in nurse lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they weren't properly paid for lunch and other breaks has settled with Kitsap County's main health care system, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.

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DaVita, outpatient providers hit with more no-poach allegationsDaVita, outpatient providers hit with more no-poach allegationsDaVita, outpatient providers hit with more no-poach allegations

DaVita, outpatient providers hit with more no-poach allegations

The lawsuit follows last week's criminal indictment of DaVita and its former CEO Kent Thiry, who was charged with two counts of conspiring with competing employers not to recruit certain employees.

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US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companiesUS opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companiesUS opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

Lawyers for local governments announced Tuesday they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement with the nation's three biggest drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.

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Returning patients meant higher profit for HCA in Q2 Returning patients meant higher profit for HCA in Q2 Returning patients meant higher profit for HCA in Q2

Returning patients meant higher profit for HCA in Q2

HCA Healthcare's profit grew more than 30% in the second quarter of 2021 over the prior-year period as patient volumes recover from the pandemic lull.

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Pandemic, penalties aside, bribes go on at China hospitalsPandemic, penalties aside, bribes go on at China hospitalsPandemic, penalties aside, bribes go on at China hospitals

Pandemic, penalties aside, bribes go on at China hospitals

U.S. hospitals purchased high-value MRIs, CT scanners, ultrasound machines, and other equipment–all vital for diagnosing and researching the novel coronavirus–in some cases paying millions of dollars above fair market prices.

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Insurer confusion over digital health tools creates new market for startupsInsurer confusion over digital health tools creates new market for startupsInsurer confusion over digital health tools creates new market for startups

Insurer confusion over digital health tools creates new market for startups

Collective Health launched its Premier Partner program, which aims to help self-insured employers select, integrate and evaluate digital health companies.

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சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகள் மீன் சாப்பிடலாமா? அப்படி மீன் சாப்பிடுவது அவங்க உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தை ஏற்படுத்துமா? சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகள் மீன் சாப்பிடலாமா? அப்படி மீன் சாப்பிடுவது அவங்க உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தை ஏற்படுத்துமா?

சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகளுக்கு உணவு கட்டுப்பாடு என்பது மிக அவசியம். இவர்கள் என்ன சாப்பிட வேண்டும் என்ன சாப்பிடக்கூடாது என்பதில் மிகப்பெரிய பட்டியல் உள்ளது. ஏனெனில், சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகள் சாப்பிடும் உணவு அவர்களுடைய இரத்த சர்க்கரை அளவை பாதிக்கும். இது உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தான சிக்கல்களை ஏற்படுத்திவிடும். அந்த வகையில், சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகள் மீன் சாப்பிடுவது பாதுகாப்பானதா என்ற சந்தேகம்

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