Regulators are intensifying efforts to enforce information-blocking rules with potential penalties as high as $1m, in a move to increase transparency and interoperability in healthcare.
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The state’s new law reflects growing national concern that deals and short-term financial pressures may threaten care quality and provider stability.
The drug maker says data about individual transactions, including patient, provider, service, and payment details, is needed to meet obligations under the Inflation Reduction Act.
A demand to turn over a clinical-level data mandate in less than a week has roiled the sector, raising alarms about access to 340B discounts and the future of the safety net program.
The plaintiffs allege that the company and its affiliates diverted funds that should have been passed through to hospitals participating in the drug-pricing program.
The health insurance giant is using its Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot program to support more than 1,500 rural hospitals.
During a heated testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, the HSS secretary criticized the task force for a “lackadaisical” approach over two decades.
A survey from the American Medical Association found more than three‑quarters of physicians say AI improves their ability to care for patients, citing diagnostic accuracy and work efficiency as top benefits.