California Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care

When Greta Christina fell into a deep depression five years ago, she called up her therapist in San Francisco. She’d had a great connection with the provider when she needed therapy in the past. She was delighted to learn that he was now “in network” with her insurance company, meaning she wouldn’t have to pay ...

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HHS Warns Of Increasing Zero-Day Attacks In Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a cybersecurity briefing (PDF) warning health systems about the threat of “zero-day attacks.” Zero-day attacks occur when hackers weaponize an unknown vulnerability in a system to target the flaw before the developers have identified it. These bad actors even often sell these vulnerabilities to other hackers who ...

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3 Innovative Ways To Use Chatbot Technology At Your Insurance Agency

If you have been on any consumer-facing software or ecommerce website recently, odds are you have either interacted with or been forced to ignore a Chatbot feature. Whether you were prompted to ask a question or offered chat bot assistance, the exposure and use of Chatbots is continually growing. According to recent data published by Finance ...

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Becerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices

Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can’t charge a reasonable rate for their services could be put out of business when new rules against surprise medical bills take effect in January, and that’s a good thing, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told KHN, in defending the regulations.

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Public Opinion Is Unified on Lowering Drug Prices. Why Are Leaders Settling for Less?

Democrats and Republicans are crystal clear in polls that they want government to be allowed to negotiate down high drug prices. Americans pay nearly three times as much for drugs as patients in dozens of other countries.

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With Fed Vaccine Mandate On Hold, What Now?

On Nov. 5, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published nearly 500 pages of emergency temporary standards (ETS) that, among other things, would have required employers with 100 or more employees to require their employees to be fully vaccinated days into the new year.

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