Last week, UnitedHealth Group's (UHG) health care technology subsidiary Change Healthcare was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted services for pharmacies and patients.
UHG said that once the attack was detected, Change was forced to disconnect some of its digital network from client access and shut down services including programs...
As the national mental health crisis worsens, in part due the COVID-19 pandemic for patients and healthcare workers alike, behavioral healthcare integration is at the top of industry priorities. This week, health care payers of all stripes are innovating solutions to covering costs.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)...Arizona News
Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded the "next generation," or T-5, TRICARE Managed Care Support Contracts. The West Region $65.1 billion contract was awarded to Phoenix-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Humana Military was awarded $70.9 billion for the East Region.
TriWest has...Arizona News
Before the holiday, the Texas case produced three acquittals, but jurors were deadlocked against Walter Neil Simmons, age 47, a Mesa physician charged along with a dozen others of conspiring to sell soldiers expensive and unneeded compounded pain and scar creams.
US Attorney John Parker characterizes the case as,
This massive scheme...
For patients without smartphones, staffers at participating physicians' offices can schedule their rides for immediate pickup or dropoff up to 30 days in advance.
Rather than operating through an app, Uber Health will send passengers their ride information via text message. Drivers, however, will still locate and pick up riders...
The contract to provide health care services to U.S. military members and their families in the western region started April 1, 2013 and officially ends Dec. 31, 2017.
UnitedHealthcare expects to eliminate 381 jobs in Arizona as of Jan. 2.
The Phoenix Business Journal quotes Bruce Jasurda, vice president of communications for...