For insight on the impact of the proposed merger between Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, it may be helpful to look at one of Humana's previous transactions, according to a Louisville Business First report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
CMS has charged Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana $3.1 million for areas of noncompliance regarding its Medicare Part C and D plans, according to Louisville Business First.
Along with seven pharmacists and patient recruiters, two metro Detroit-based physicians and a chiropractor have been charged with running a $5.7 million drug ring, according to The Detroit Free Press.
A 44-year-old man from Staten Island, N.Y., admitted in court Thursday that he practiced psychology and medicine without a license for about three years, according to a SILive report.
In February, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin began an investigation of Durham, N.C.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the systematic problems it has had since early this year. Now Mr. Goodwin is planning on financially…
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The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
A bipartisan bill that authorizes programs to fight opioid abuse passed in the Senate Thursday with a vote of 94-1, according to The Hill.
A medical innovation bill that contains the White House's Precision Medicine and Cancer Moonshot initiatives is losing momentum in the Senate over funding for the National Institutes of Health, according to The Hill.
The former CFO of Calhoun Liberty Hospital in Blountstown, Fla., has filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit against the hospital's board, claiming members did nothing to stop harassment and threats from the hospital's former administrator.
In April 2015, parents claim their 14-year-old son was involuntarily committed to the psychiatric inpatient program at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. There the boy was sexually assaulted by a 16-year-old fellow patient, according to the lawsuit…