Change attack update: What 15 payers discussed with the Biden administration
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fifteen insurers and trade groups met with Biden administration officials March 18 to
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Illegal Activities
The ransomware groups targeting healthcare
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Russia-based ransomware gang ALPHV/Blackcat, aka BlackCat, has made headlines due to its attack
Read MoreSomeone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
(By Michelle Andrews for NPR) After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million
Read MoreFraudsters Are Duping Homeless People Into Signing Up for ACA Plans They Can’t Afford
(By Daniel Chang for KFF Health News) MIAMI — Mary Zhelyazkova was surprised when pharmacists at Florida’s largest safety net
Read More‘Modern gangsters’: Ohio sues 3 PBMs for alleged price fixing
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Ohio attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans face significant risks of fraud, OIG says
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans should be aware of fraudsters turning their efforts to private
Read MoreInsurers accused of offering ‘lavish vacations’ to brokers for selling Medigap plans
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Lawmakers are urging increased oversight of incentives offered to brokers selling Medigap plans,
Read MoreNursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors,
Read MoreHow Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for NPR) In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage
Read MoreKHN Investigation: The System Feds Rely On to Stop Repeat Health Fraud Is Broken
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) The federal system meant to stop health care business
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