By Jill McKeon March 06, 2023 – US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act, aimed at preventing the…
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Epic will add 1,700 employees to its current headcount of 11,600 in the next 12 months, housing them in two new office buildings that it will build within its Harry Potter-themed Wizards Academy…
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Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are being targeted yet again by the government. James Comer (R-Ky), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman, launched an investigation Wednesday into PBMs and their “tactics that are harming…
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The Federal Trade Commission has started cracking down on digital health companies for allegedly sharing consumers’ health data for advertising purposes. Last month, the agency said GoodRx had shared personal health information with third parties…
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Joint Statement of Chair Khan, Commissioner Slaughter, Commissioner Wilson, and Commissioner Bedoya Regarding Amazon.com, Inc.’s Acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, Inc.
The FTC warns Amazon that it will be monitoring its use of patient data following…
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VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, JD, who oversees the VA’s Oracle Cerner implementation and other initiatives as its equivalent to COO, resigns as of April 1.
Remy’s departure follows that of VA EHR…
The Federal Trade Commission has fined online therapy company BetterHelp $7.8 million for allegedly sharing consumer data with third parties like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising purposes.The proposed order — the second recent action…
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GoodRx reported falling revenue for the fourth quarter, but its stock rallied early Wednesday after beating earnings expectations. The company, best known for its drug cost transparency tools, reported $184.1 million in revenue for Q4…
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Digital mental health platform Cerebral announced it’s letting go of 15% of its workforce in its third round of layoffs since last summer. In a LinkedIn post, the company’s CEO David Mou confirmed the layoffs,…
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By Jill McKeon February 27, 2023 – The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have officially resolved allegations against GoodRx surrounding violations of the FTC Act and the…
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