Morning Headlines 1/16/26
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Pay $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they inflated Medicare Advantage risk scores.
US healthcare spending soars to over $5 trillion in 2024
US healthcare spending rose 7.2% to $5.3 trillion in 2024, with $1.6 trillion spent on hospital services.
The White House unveils “The Great Healthcare Plan,” which would send federal funds directly to citizens to purchase their own health insurance, while asking insurers to lower premiums.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.