Pritzker’s health insurance reforms targeting ‘utilization management’ clear House

Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance companies use to control the amount and cost ... Read More

Governor Pritzker fighting for healthcare reform

On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker was at the OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute to talk about and promote the Healthcare Protection Act which he says will reform the insurance ... Read More

UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’

Change Healthcare processes insurance and billing for hundreds of thousands of hospitals, pharmacies and medical practices across the U.S. healthcare sector; it has access to massive amounts of health ... Read More

Bill package targets disparities in maternal healthcare

New bills in the Michigan Legislature are working to identify and address racism and bias within maternal health care. Read More

No end to surprise-billing surprises

Lawmakers thought they solved the issue of surprise medical bills nearly four years ago, but new federal data shows the solution might need a second look. Read More

Fight Brewing Over Health Benefits Preemption Gets House Hearing

The growing tension between state law and federal preemption over regulating drug benefits will be high on lawmakers’ agenda at an upcoming House hearing on strengthening the Employee Retirement ... Read More

Bill would exempt Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance plans from federal rules

The Missouri Farm Bureau would be allowed to sell health insurance plans that skirt certain federal regulations under legislation critics worry could leave consumers without proper protections or ... Read More

Hack on Clinic Serving Homeless Is Latest Hit to Underserved

Michigan's largest federally qualified health center, which treats homeless and underserved patients, is notifying more than 184,000 individuals of a December ... Read More

Kansas gov. vetoes multiple bills

The description for Senate Bill 434 in the article below was listed with the description of another bill bearing the same title from 2022. It is now updated with the correct information for Senate ... Read More

Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster

The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting children most of all. Read More

Privacy Briefs: April 2024

followed the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, which paralyzed billing services for providers nationwide. “I’ve been sounding the alarm about cybersecurity in the health care sector ... functions ... Read More

Get Around Town More Easily

Whether you're grabbing some groceries or biking across town, we have the tips and tools to take you thereBy Jennifer CookWant to make it easier to carry your goodies home from the bakery up the ... Read More