Compliance & Legal

The court approved a $5 million settlement in the cybersecurity class action, stating that impacted patients can file a claim through mid-March 2026.

The two-month reprieve extends through January 2026. While some providers are restarting telehealth services, it remains unclear whether eligible virtual care reimbursements, accrued during the 43-day shutdown, will be approved for retroactive payment.

The AI-powered prior auth requirements under the CMS' Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model would increase provider burden and could harm patients since it prioritizes cost savings over medical judgment, the lawmakers say.

During a panel, Walensky and Chip Kahn, CEO of Federation of American Hospitals, discussed current policies they say are negatively impacting the healthcare sector.

Sarah Jaromin of the National Conference of State Legislatures says states are shaping the future of responsible AI policy, with about 200 bills nationwide currently focused on healthcare AI use.

Innovaccer will support analytics efforts by the state's PopHealth Learning Center to comply with federal quality management and performance tracking requirements under the California Equity and Practice Transforming Health Program.

Just as the FDA approves medical devices, there needs to be a pathway and a reviewing board to verify whether an AI model is credible, says Pluto CEO.

Virtual care proponents are concerned about the end of pandemic-era flexibilities in 2026, but the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule gives new indications of more permanent support for telehealth.

The mandate? Payer-provider collaboration in data exchange. And payers must speed the prior authorization process. Courtney Yeakel, chief product officer of the Payer Unit at Veradigm, explains.

The American Medical Association says the new initiative is designed to ensure physicians are involved in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies and to help shape AI policy conversations.