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During the Consumer Financial Protection Board hearing, panelists identified deferred interest credit cards as a prime culprit saddling patients, who tap financing for "gaps" in health care coverage, with medical debt.
The hospital chain, which announced last week that the breach affected 11 million patients, "knew or should have known" that the private information it collects is "highly sought after by criminal parties," plaintiffs wrote in one complaint filed last week.
Behavioral health startup Octave, which aims to expand access and reduce costs, plans to fill the large unmet need for in-network behavioral health services, including adult individual, couples and family therapy with virtual and in-person services.
A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that Cigna overcharged members for medical equipment will not be allowed to proceed, a federal judge in Connecticut has ruled.
Hospital outpatient departments are in line for a Medicare rate increase in 2024, but program payments for doctors could decline, according to proposed new policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Through the new Caremark Cost Saver program, eligible CVS Caremark commercially insured members will have access to GoodRx's prescription pricing on generic medications starting January 1, 2024.
The majority of pre-retirees said inflation poses the greatest immediate challenge to their portfolio over the next year, while a recession is also a factor that poses immediate challenges, according to the Nationwide Retirement Institute.
The lawsuit was brought by a former Twitter employee who oversaw the company's employee benefits program on behalf of thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company in 2019.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are seeking patient input to bolster efforts to safeguard consumers from medical debt and collections.