US regulators updated financial rules for healthcare providers in 2024. Amendments included Medicare reimbursement rate increases of 3.1% for outpatient hospital sites and surgery centres. However, physicians will see their Medicare reimbursement fall 3.4%, causing protest from the medical community. A controversial solution increasing underpayments of a drug discount program also faced criticism. Ambulatory surgery centres and hospitals have stricter compliance requirements. Family medicine and endocrinology sectors will see a 3% payment rise, while areas facing reductions include interventional radiology and nuclear medicine.
Data breach hits Blue Shield of California vendor
Blue Shield of California members may have had their data exposed in a November data breach. Information included member names, dates of birth, addresses, subscriber
