About health insurance/insurers
1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage “…this year, as Medicare’s open enrollment season kicks off, more than 1 million patients will have to shop for new health insurance. Facing financial and federal regulatory pressures, many insurers are pulling their Medicare Advantage plans from counties and states they’ve deemed unprofitable. Meanwhile, large health systems in states including Alabama, Minnesota and Vermont have cut ties with some Medicare Advantage plans.”
Doc groups target alleged center of insurers' price-fixing 'cartel' in lawsuit “The American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society say MultiPlan, a data analytics agency for health plans, is at the center of a price-fixing "cartel" with commercial health insurers.
In a lawsuit filed yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Chicago-based associations say New York-based MultiPlan has undercut fair payment for out-of-network health care services and eliminated market competition.”
About hospitals and healthcare systems
The only 17 hospitals to earn Magnet's top honor FYI
About health technology
Baxter International to restart highest-throughput IV solutions manufacturing line next week “Initial batches will be manufactured concurrently with ongoing quality activities and would only be released in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements to ensure the quality and safety of the products, the company said on its hurricane update page Thursday.”