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HHS finalizes 'first of its kind' AI transparency rule for health care tech firms

By Alan Goforth

The Department of Health and Human Services' health care tech arm finalized a new rule last week that requires AI developers to detail how products are maintained and monitored -- and goes into effect at the end of 2024.

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The three major agencies are adding new health care counsels to scrutinize what the White House calls "corporate greed" in health care, such as firms "rolling up" small practices in transactions that don't meet antitrust thresholds.

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December 19, 2023

CVS, Kroger, Rite Aid share sensitive patient data without a warrant, say lawmakers

These three pharmacies, along with five others, do not require a warrant before providing "extremely personal and sensitive details about a person's life" with police, wrote lawmakers to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

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December 19, 2023

Social Security acting chief apologizes to Congress, as Senate confirms new chief

Kilolo Kijakzai apologized to Congress for understating the extent of the agency's overpayment problem at a hearing, as the Senate voted yesterday to confirm former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley as the new commissioner.

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December 18, 2023

28 health care providers commit to Biden's AI safety pledge

As part of Pres. Biden's executive order to establish AI safety standards, CVS Health, Houston Methodist and other health care companies will align to FAVES' – fair, appropriate, valid, effective and safe – principles.

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December 15, 2023

New York cracking down on insurers' 'ghost providers' amid mental health crisis

Shortly after the Biden Administration made a push for mental health care parity comes a report from the New York Attorney General that health insurers are failing to provide access to mental health care to consumers.

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December 15, 2023

The U.S. spent $4.5T on health care in 2022 (that's $13,500 per person)

The health care spending growth in the United States may be settling back into pre-pandemic levels, while the insured consumers reached a historic high, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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December 15, 2023

'Until it is fixed': Congress to meet monthly on Social Security clawbacks

The Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Social Security, plans to meet with the agency every month to address SSA's attempt to claw back $21.6 billion in overpayments sent to beneficiaries in error.

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