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HIPAA complaints, breaches increased from 2017 to 2021 as HHS urges more funding

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights is facing a “severe strain” on its staff and budget amid rising breaches and complaints, according to the agency’s annual report to Congress.

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MA plans were overpaid $9.3B annually from 2017 to 2020, study finds

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Favorable selection of healthier beneficiaries led to overpayments in counties with high Medicare Advantage penetration, but benchmark changes could mitigate the impact, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

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Atrium Health ends policy of suing patients for unpaid medical debt

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The North Carolina-based health system sparked controversy by filing 2,482 lawsuits against patients with medical debt between 2017 and 2022.

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OIG: UnitedHealthcare banked $3.7B in Medicare Advantage payments in 2017 through chart reviews, HRAs

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in Medicare Advantage payments in 2017 through chart reviews, HRAs. OIG: UnitedHealthcare banked $3.7B Thu, 10/21/2021 - 10:41.

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UnitedHealthcare loses lawsuit to TeamHealth — again — in ongoing battle over billing

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million to TeamHealth after finding UnitedHealthcare underpaid the physician group’s clinicians from 2017 to 2020. A three-judge arbitration panel in Florida has awarded $10.8

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UnitedHealthcare latest payer to expand ACA reach with 4 new states for 2023

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The payer has been steadily ratcheting up its presence on the Affordable Care Act exchanges after dramatically reducing its footprint in 2017.

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One Medical CEO resigns from Amazon one year after acquisition

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Amir Dan Rubin will leave the primary care chain later this year after leading the company since 2017, according to an email sent Thursday to One Medical employees.

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