UnitedHealth Group, owner of the biggest U.S. health insurer, is reportedly facing an antitrust investigation by the Justice Department. This probe is focusing on UnitedHealth’s various sectors, including its UnitedHealthcare insurance unit and its Optum health services arm, which owns physician groups and other assets, The...
Last week’s data breach of United Health Group’s (UHG) prescription provider comes at a critical time in the digital transformation of connected healthcare. Just as evidence shows clinicians are seeing positive results from digital processes, the security of consumer data has taken another hit. On...
If there is one similarity shared by healthcare and payments, it’s the opportunity for innovation. If there is another, it’s that the world can’t operate without them. Taken together, that’s why transformation and growth across both the payments landscape and the healthcare marketplace is so...
A cyberattack on Change Healthcare has reportedly affected a number of pharmacies. The UnitedHealthcare-owned company reported the “network interruption” Wednesday (Feb. 22), and said in a Thursday (Feb. 22) update that the problem was still underway. “Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest...
Advancements in healthcare — and especially new drug and treatment protocols — hinge on clinical trials. Sayantan Chakraborty, global co-head of treasury services payments at J.P. Morgan Payments, and Winny Li, group treasurer at pharma firm PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, told Karen Webster that the consumerization...
From the advent of digital health platforms and the proliferation of wearable health devices to remote patient monitoring and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical decision-making, advancements in technology, coupled with evolving patient demand for personalized, efficient care, have sparked a revolution in...
Amwell saw telehealth usage dip in 2023 amid a milder flu season than was seen during the previous year. The hybrid care delivery enablement platform saw 1.6 million visits in the fourth quarter, down from 1.7 million during the same quarter in 2022, according to Amwell’s...
Healthcare experience platform Weave is introducing payment plans to its payments suite, enabling customers to pay their bills in installments. Payment Plans will allow healthcare businesses to set up and manage recurring payment schedules, Weave said in a Tuesday (Feb. 13) news release. Customers can create a payment...
Connecticut reportedly plans to cancel $650 million in medical debt for its residents. This relief will impact around 250,000 people and will make Connecticut the first state in the country to undertake such an effort, CNN reported Friday (Feb. 2). The goal is to free residents from...
