Company admits it diverted private patient records to law firms
Epic noticed in the fall of 2022 that law firms appeared to have access to patient records.
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Legislators take closer look at medical debt protections
Indiana ranks 11th among the states in terms of the percentage of population with medical debt in collections, one survey shows.
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Cost transparency efforts advance in medicine
The Trump administration won a court ruling last month upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs. The federal court decision comes as Indiana prepares to enact its own health care price transparency legislation next year.
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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
The order issued Monday is the latest development in a lawsuit filed last July by the American Academy of Pediatrics and some other medical groups.
Elevance shares slip after insurer discloses suspension warning for Medicare prescription program
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges the Indianapolis-based health insurer has failed to properly submit required information to federal regulators since 2018.
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
The move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a GOP health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums that millions of people would soon face without the extension.
Hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case sheds new light on investigation into CEO’s killing
When police first approached him at a McDonald’s, Mangione gave a phony New Jersey driver’s license with a fake name, according to prosecutors.
Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
The decision overturns a ruling by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. which sided with the Christian employers who argued they can’t be forced to provide full insurance coverage for things like medication to prevent HIV and some cancer screenings.
Indiana Senate committee advances several health care bills
Legislators voted to advance five health care-related bills, including measures banning non-compete agreements for physicians and placing limits on prior authorization.
Medicaid coverage of weight-loss drugs could cost state up to $70 million a year
The Indiana Family and Social Service Administration’s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning estimates that 5% to 20% of eligible members would be prescribed weight-loss medications.
Gov.-elect Braun selects pharmacy leader as health secretary
Dr. Gloria Sachdev will oversee four major state agencies: the Department of Health, the Family and Social Services Administration, the Department of Child Services and the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition
The displays of resistance Tuesday weren’t expected to significantly delay legal proceedings for Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who was charged in last week’s Manhattan killing of Brian Thompson, the leader of the United States’ largest medical insurance company.
Community Health sues Humana to recover $7.3M in payments for drugs to low-income and uninsured
Community Health said Humana intentionally withheld reimbursement for outpatient prescription drugs provided to Humana’s Medicare Advantage members between Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2022.
Elevance Health sues feds over ‘arbitrary and capricious’ star ratings for Medicare Advantage plans
At stake are billions of dollars in bonuses that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awards to insurers that achieve a certain star rating on their Medicare Advantage scores.
Indiana Supreme Court case mulls whether counties can strip health insurance from elected officials
Are elected officials entitled to health insurance regardless of the number of hours they work? That question is before the Indiana Supreme Court, who heard arguments in a Perry County case Thursday that could have statewide implications for local officials.
Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care
U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor, of Bismarck, North Dakota, granted a preliminary injunction Monday, ruling that two Catholic organizations were likely to succeed in proving that a rule adopted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission violated their freedom of religion.
Indiana hospital prices remain among highest in nation, report says
Indiana employers and employees are paying nearly three times, or 297%, what Medicare pays for the same services at the same hospital, the study concluded. That’s higher than the national average (254%), and higher than neighboring states.
U.S. drug control agency moving to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, sources say
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
Federal judge grants collective status in suit brought by Lilly worker who claimed age bias
The ruling potentially opens the door to hundreds of Lilly employees over 40 years old who have been denied promotions for which they feel they were qualified.
Quieter year expected for Indiana health care bills
The Chair of the Indiana Senate Health and Provider Services Committee doesn’t expect the same big health care legislation that was produced in 2023 in the upcoming legislative session.
Judge denies motion to dismiss complaint brought by employee whose wife’s insurance was canceled just before cancer surgery
A man’s complaint against his employer after insurance coverage for his child and wife, who has breast cancer, was canceled can proceed with his claim after a federal judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss.
Separate pleading not needed in Medicaid reimbursement dispute, Indiana Supreme Court rules
In a lesson to the lower courts about judicial economy, the Indiana Supreme Court has overturned a ruling that had prevented a health care provider from obtaining a declaratory judgment as to whether it could charge patients for the cost of nonformulary over-the-counter medications.