Author: Scott Welch
For the third time in three straight elections, California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have mandated major changes to the operations of dialysis clinics that provide life-saving care to 80,000 people with kidney failure. Proposition 29 failed after nearly 70% of Californians voted “no” in returns late Tuesday. The measure would have required ...
Thousands of smartphone applications in Apple (AAPL.O) and Google’s (GOOGL.O) online stores contain computer code developed by a technology company, Pushwoosh, that presents itself as based in the United States, but is actually Russian, Reuters has found. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States’ main agency for fighting major health threats, said it had been ...
Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the emerging issues that can make employers vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits, a top employment practices defense attorney said Thursday. Barry A. Hartstein, co-chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Practice for the Littler Mendelson law firm in Chicago, ...
Those eligible to purchase insurance through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange include independent contractors and gig workers, those whose employers don’t offer insurance and others for whom premiums would take too big a bite out of their paychecks.
When it comes to price negotiations for healthcare services between hospitals and insurance companies or self-insured employers, hospitals appear to be winning big time, according to a study in Radiology.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have risen significantly in the past week statewide and in Clark County, but still remain relatively low, according to new data released Wednesday. Confirmed and suspected hospitalizations increased by 65 percent to 209 in Clark County, and by 56 percent to 256 statewide, according to data from the Nevada Department of ...
Last year, the estimated Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate was more than 6%, representing more than $25 billion in improper payments. Despite the historic low, the rate rose in some areas like skilled nursing facilities. Managing claims is difficult and complex. One recent study found that nearly a third of healthcare resources are tied up in administrative costs, taking focus away ...
More than half, or 58%, of health plan members are “overwhelmed” when it comes to managing their health plans. Insurers need to provide information in a way that's accessible and easy to understand, the report stated.
Employers typically offer a period of open enrollment in the fall, when their workers are allowed to pick new health plans, enroll in a Flexible Spending Account or make other changes to their benefits. This year, there are some changes ahead that could help employees, while also potentially opening up some financial pitfalls.
Originally passed in 2018 and effective in 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive privacy law aimed at enhancing California residents’ privacy rights and consumer protection.