Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
Osterhaus Pharmacy in Iowa filed a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager Optum Rx, alleging it forces pharmacies to agree to retroactive fees that can cause pharmacies to dispense drugs at a loss.
The popular AI tool's answers to most drug-related questions were incomplete or wrong in a new study, cautioning health care professionals about using ChatGPT as an "authoritative source for medication-related information."
Although 86% are satisfied with their current health and medical benefit offerings, they are inundated with the management of 49 or more narrowly focused, condition-specific point solutions.
The Department of Health and Human Services' health care tech arm finalized a new rule last week that requires AI developers to detail how products are maintained and monitored -- and goes into effect at the end of 2024.
The three major agencies are adding new health care counsels to scrutinize what the White House calls "corporate greed" in health care, such as firms "rolling up" small practices in transactions that don't meet antitrust thresholds.
These three pharmacies, along with five others, do not require a warrant before providing "extremely personal and sensitive details about a person's life" with police, wrote lawmakers to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.