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Will a CEO’s Murder Nudge American Healthcare Toward the Unthinkable?

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A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.

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Regulation isn't expected, leaving industry and health systems to work it out

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Modest Decline in Patient Portal Messages After Billing Initiative Launched

Policy had no impact on ED visits or hospitalizations

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Out With the Old, In With the New

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Peace on Earth: Envisioning a Role for AI

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In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M

It's one of the first to accuse a data mining firm of helping a health plan overcharge

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Doc Indicted in Old Rape Case; Telehealth Death Suit; $66M Plastic Surgery Award

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Congress Ditched Fix to Medicare Doc Pay Cut in Skinny Budget Bill

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