Insurers offered new benefits in response to COVID-19. Where do they stand 6 months later?
Here’s a look at the status of some of the benefits—such as telehealth coverage—that major national insurers rolled out earlier this year.
Related Articles
Mass General Brigham leader lobbies Congress for AI regulation
Mass General Brigham executive lobbies for more oversight of healthcare AI on Capitol Hill. Health system’s chief data science officer advocates for regulation.
HHS marks Earth Day with new climate initiatives while business leaders acknowledge lack of readiness to tackle health risks
The U.S. | Less than one in five business leaders feel fully prepared to address the long-term, climate-driven health risks facing their workforce, according to an…
Health systems embrace partnerships for AI
“Discover the strategic partnerships between top health systems and AI vendors, including collaborations with Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, to enhance patient
CMS sets Medicaid payments to home care workers at 80%
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hoping to improve Medicaid enrollees’ access to care through a final rule that better compensates caregiving…
Large language models are poor medical coders: Study
“New study reveals that large language models from OpenAI, Google, and Meta are not accurate medical coders, with accuracy rates below 50%. GPT-4 shows the…
German group shows how to cut radiation dose in intervention
Scientists have unveiled a prize-winning virtual reality tool designed to optimize radiation protection during interventional radiology procedures. It’s now available for free download.
Can ChatGPT ‘data mine’ patient reports for stroke registries?
A German team has found ChatGPT-4 seems useful for extracting details from reports on thrombectomy procedures in stroke patients, a time-consuming and error-prone task currently…
Thermedical completes feasibility study to use SERF with PFA
Thermedical has completed a feasibility study using pulsed field ablation in combination with its SERF ablation system to treat VT.
FDA clears computer-assisted thrombectomy system from Penumbra
Penumbra announced today that it received FDA clearance for and began the launch of its Lightning Flash 2.0 CAVT system.
Exo adds AI-powered cardiac, lung apps to handheld ultrasound
Exo announced today that it launched its FDA-cleared cardiac and lung AI applications for the Iris handheld ultrasound device.