Compliance
This section focuses on health care compliance and regulations – both national and state – including the ACA. It includes changes in health care law, regulation, and court decisions and their impact on health insurance professionals, employers, and individuals.
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said he would nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead HHS in his administration. The move was somewhat of a surprise, as his name had not previously been circulated as among those in contention.
Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to be a pandemic-era secretary with no public health experience. Whether that matters depends on whom you ask.
As we move into 2021, one thing is for certain: Companies will continue to embrace remote-working policies. Because of this, Insurtech (use of technology to increase efficiency in the insurance industry) will continue to influence how the health insurance industry operates.
The Food and Drug Administration’s first analysis of the clinical trial data also found that the coronavirus vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer’s race, weight or age.
The latest security industry forecast from Experian warns that bad actors will continue to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis next year.
Telehealth advocates are homing in on the next big challenge to solidify virtual care’s gains during the COVID-19 pandemic: urging congressional action. “That’s really our No. 1 federal priority,” said Kyle Zebley, director of public policy at the American Telemedicine Association. The latest Medicare physician fee schedule, released earlier this week, offers a powerful step ...
Americans have made no secret of their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines this year, with fears of political interference and a “warp speed” timeline blunting confidence in the shots. As recently as September, nearly half of U.S. adults said they didn’t intend to be inoculated.
All Americans who want to get a Covid-19 vaccine should be able to do so by the second quarter of next year, Health and Human Services Alex Azar said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday threw their support behind using a bipartisan, compromise plan as the basis for COVID-19 relief talks.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. expects the pandemic to carve $2 billion out of its profits next year, with Covid-19 testing and treatment costs remaining steady even as more Americans return to their doctors’ offices for routine care.