It's déjà vu all over again as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has hit pause on its plan to sell to Elevance Health for the second time within a year amid scrutiny from the state.

Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.

Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind, spoke during the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference, which took place from Feb. 12-14 in Washington. 
 

“CT scan” was the third most-searched term among healthcare consumers, and “ultrasound” was No. 4, according to Fair Health. 

“People say safety regulations are written in blood. I don’t want to bleed.”  

Patients with such impediments also are more likely to present to practices with late-stage disease, experts detailed in JAMA Network Open.  

New Jersey-based Impulse Dynamics says it will use the new financing to fund clinical research and continue developing advanced heart failure devices. 

The Los Angeles-based provider and its AI division, DeepHealth, recently assessed the skills of 18 physicians using their custom-built software.