SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are growing concerned with the use of artificial intelligence in health care. Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, is sponsoring two bills that would place restrictions on the use of AI in online therapy services as well as AI use in decision-making processes that determine a person’s health insurance coverage. “Artificial intelligence is…
A Navy veteran and his wife said they were blindsided when Tricare, the military’s health care program, rescinded over $100,000 in medical claims it had approved and paid several years ago. Harve Smith, 71, received a $470 bill in January for dermatologist visits in 2020. He thought it was a one-off error until he discovered…
“Traditionally, investing assets on behalf of insurance companies was a relatively straightforward matter of matching assets and liabilities. Now, not only are insurers looking to invest in higher-yielding private asset assets, it also makes sense for them to invest more in equity or equity-like structures,” Zhu said, pointing to a recent investment in a “sidecar”…
Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Health insurance was a topic of discussion at the Grundy County R-5 Board of Education meeting on March 12. The district’s insurance provider, Missouri Educators’ Trust, has indicated a seven percent increase in pricing. A comparable base plan to last year has risen by $43, bringing…
WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morning. The 64-year-old was a respected heart surgeon who turned into a popular TV pitchman. Now he has his sights on overseeing health insurance for about 150 million…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. But the former heart surgeon and TV personality dodged several opportunities to say broadly whether he would oppose cuts to…
FLORIDA – Florida legislators are once again debating the rules surrounding legal fees in property insurance disputes, reigniting a battle over whether homeowners should have greater power to challenge insurance companies in court. The House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee voted 16-1 on Thursday to advance HB 1551, a bill that could reverse a 2022…
Sandra Hernandez holds a “Don’t Take Away Our Health Care” protest sign outside the U.S. Capitol as the Senate voted on a “Skinny Repeal” of the Affordable Care Act inside on July 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The measure did not pass. (Alex Edelman/ZUma Press/TNS) Alex Edelman Jayme H. Simões is a communications professional at Louis…
Speaking after his State of the State address last Tuesday, DeSantis reiterated his stance, saying, “If they have a reform where we can show that it’s going to lower rates, it’s fine. But let’s just be clear. I mean, you know, we know that’s something that people from the legal and the trial bar have…
Policy mandates foreigners pay full average health premium if below national average (Getty Image) Foreign residents in South Korea face an increasing financial burden from health insurance premiums, as their costs continue to rise at a disproportionate rate compared to local subscribers. According to data from South Korea’s health insurance authorities released Friday, the average…