Over 97% of all counties in the U.S. see high or very high levels of consolidation in Medicare Advantage markets, with UnitedHealthcare and Humana owning the most plans nationwide. 

Former Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, and other executives are accused in a $1.4 billion legal filing of paying themselves hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses, despite the health system being insolvent.

Receivers on active glucose monitors manufactured by Dexcom are reportedly failing to send alerts when a patient’s blood sugar levels are dangerously high or low. There have been no deaths linked to the malfunction. 

Researchers with the Neiman Health Policy Institute recently investigated how COVID-related care site shifts impacted diagnostic radiology, sharing their findings in JACR. 

CMS is suggesting such reimbursement for coronary plaque analysis software, offered by vendors Cleerly, Elucid and HeartFlow. 

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission is suing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City over its AI claims audits, which have rejected some 350 incidents of patient care. The hospital claims the insurer is violating state and federal laws.

The devices are manufactured by Integra LifeSciences. Due to a manufacturing error where inadequate welding has caused bits to get stuck in patients’ skulls, this recall has been designated as the most serious type.

Josh Hawley (R-MO) voted for the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which narrowly passed the Senate. Now he’s introducing legislation to increase funding for rural hospitals and roll back cuts to safety-net healthcare programs.