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02/11/2026

Roughly 41% of providers now face denial rates of 10% or higher — translating to significant revenue leakage for mid-sized organizations (often $500K–$2M+ annually).

The US healthcare payment landscape has become noisier and more consequential: denials, improper payments, and reimbursement disputes are swallowing time and margin across providers and payers.

02/10/2026

Two men have been charged with stealing over $120 million from federal healthcare programs over the course of a decade in adult daycare fraud scheme.

The Justice Department accused two men of stealing $120 million from federal health care programs over the course of a decade by bribing patients to enroll in social adult day cares and submit unneeded prescriptions to a pharmacy.

01/30/2026

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The Michigan-based health system said financial headwinds, including heightened costs, low reimbursement and federal policy changes, motivated the cuts.

01/30/2026

If finalized, the proposal would eliminate the financial motivation insurers have to mine their members’ charts for additional diagnoses, disproportionately affecting UnitedHealthcare.

03/08/2023

President Biden proposes a 5 percent Medicare surtax on people who earn more than $400,000 a year.

President Biden fired the opening shots of the battle over spending and taxes that will consume Capitol Hill this year when he proposed on Tuesday a 5 percent Medicare surtax on people who earn mor…

03/08/2023

A judge sentenced a Tennessee physician and his wife Monday for unlawfully distributing opioids and defrauding insurers through their now-closed North Alabama clinics.

A judge sentenced a Tennessee physician and his wife Monday for unlawfully distributing opioids and defrauding insurers through their now-closed North Alabama clinics.

03/08/2023

Two Americans have been found dead and two alive after they were reportedly abducted while traveling to Mexico for a medical procedure in an incident that is raising questions about whether people in the U.S. are at risk when they cross the border to access health care.

The deadly abduction of four U.S. citizens in Mexico is raising questions about why people may risk danger to access health care across the border.

03/08/2023

Amazon, Walmart, CVS, Dollar General and other big retailers are elbowing their way into health care delivery, pushing a customized consumer experience driven by digital health products.

Amazon, Walmart, CVS, Dollar General and other big retailers are elbowing their way into primary care, pushing a customized consumer experience driven by digital health products.

03/07/2023

The business model of high-volume, lower-priced office surgery centers popularized in Miami is spreading to other places, researchers and plastic surgeons say. Unlike ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals, where a patient might stay overnight for observation after treatment, office surgery centers offer procedures that don’t typically require an inpatient stay.

Social media marketing lures people to South Florida’s lucrative cosmetic surgery scene with the promise of cheap Brazilian butt lifts. But some researchers, patient advocates, and surgeon groups s…

03/07/2023

Best Buy has struck a deal to sell devices and handle installation for a program that allows patients to get hospital care at home.

The retailer is expanding its health-care business as sales of other consumer electronics slow.

03/06/2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert to notify doctors and health officials that a person who contracted measles attended the Asbury revival meeting in Kentucky last month.

The CDC issued a health alert stating that a person with measles attended a large religious event in Kentucky last month, potentially exposing an estimated 20,000 people.

03/06/2023

During the pandemic, three in 10 United States adults reported having symptoms of depression or anxiety since April 2020. Over 20% of adults reported substandard mental health and did not get professional help before the pandemic. This is where telehealth plays a momentous role in creating a healthy and obtainable mental health service.

Teletherapy has been a way for clients to enhance their mental health within the comfort of their own homes, especially during the rise of the pandemic.