Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health hospitals have voluntarily dismissed two lawsuits against Humana over alleged 340B drug underpayments, according to July court filings. UNC Health Care System and affiliated hospitals dismissed their case against Humana and ChoiceCare Network July 17…
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A federal judge has entered final judgment against Apple, ordering the tech giant to pay health tech company Masimo $634.3 million for infringing a patent tied to Apple Watch health-monitoring technology. The July 20 judgment, issued in the U.S. District…
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In this episode, Patrick Velliky, Chief External Affairs Officer, HaloMD, discusses how the No Surprises Act has improved patient protections while ongoing delays in arbitration payments continue to create financial challenges for providers. He also explores the need for stronger…
Chris Fall has resigned as director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation, the Commerce Department office responsible for testing frontier AI models. Mr. Fall had led CAISI since April, when the Trump administration tapped him for the…
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