Morning Headlines 10/21/24

Refusal of Recovery: How Medicare Advantage Insurers Have Denied Patients Access to Post-Acute Care

A US Senate subcommittee report finds that UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and CVS disproportionately denied prior authorization requests for post-acute care in their Medicare Advantage patients, often by using AI-driven tools.

Prolucent Secures Strategic Investment from Northwell Holdings to Accelerate Workforce Management Innovation in Healthcare

Healthcare workforce management software vendor Prolucent announces an undisclosed amount of funding from customer Northwell Health’s investment subsidiary.

Virginia Contractor Settles False Claims Act Liability for Failing to Secure Medicare Beneficiary Data

Federal contractor ASRC Federal Data Solutions will pay $306,722 to settle False Claims Act allegations that it stored unencrypted screenshots of Medicare beneficiary data from CMS systems on a subcontractor’s server.