What Insurers Should Know About The Fragile Nature of The US Healthcare System March 11, 2026 By Bill Bower and Irina Simpson With advancements in healthcare resulting in people living longer, populations are growing older in larger numbers, putting additional strain on...
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Paying $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations January 20, 2026 An integrated healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, California, that are affiliates of Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay $556 million to...
New Zealand Court Acts to Stop Spread of Hacked Medical Records January 8, 2026 By Ainsley Thomson The New Zealand High Court has issued an urgent injunction barring the publication of stolen medical data after hackers accessed...
Report: Large Percentage of Malpractice Cases Involved Missed, Incorrect Diagnoses From Office-Care August 22, 2025 A significant percentage of malpractice cases examined in a recent study involved allegations of missed, incorrect, or delayed diagnoses from...
Prudential in $100M FTC Settlement Over Unit’s Healthcare Promises August 8, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Prudential Financial reached a $100 million settlement to resolve U.S. Federal Trade Commission civil charges that its Assurance IQ unit...
US Alleges Medicare Insurers, Brokers Used Illegal Kickbacks May 2, 2025 By John Tozzi and Ike Swetlitz The U.S. Department of Justice sued top health insurance companies and brokers alleging they used illegal kickbacks to steer members...
Oracle Warns Health Customers of Patient Data Breach March 31, 2025 By Jake Bleiberg, Margi Murphy and Brody Ford Hackers broke into Oracle Corp.’s computer systems and stole patient data in an attempt to extort multiple medical providers in...
A True Alternative to Opioids for Workers’ Comp? Questions Remain March 10, 2025 By Nikki Wilson Recent FDA approval of suzetrigine, representing the first new class of pain medication in more than 20 years, is generating...
Sharp Increase in Counselor License Protection Claims Highlights Rising Professional Risks September 20, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel License protection adverse incidents and claims against counselors to the Board of Professional Counselors has nearly doubled in the last...
Health Systems Increasingly Targets of Cyberattacks But They Can be Ready August 14, 2024 By William Rabb Just as a Southeastern U.S. blood center tries to recover from another cyberattack on a health system, others who have...