Epic challenges validity of the Texas AG’s antitrust lawsuit
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Healthconnect Texas and PCIC Unify to Build the Ultimate Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) Infrastructure
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– Healthconnect Texas and the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) have announced a strategic unification, merging statewide clinical connectivity with deep community-based data on non-medical drivers of health.
– The unified infrastructure…
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CMS Launches $50B in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States
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– The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is deploying a massive $50 billion investment across all 50 states to overhaul the nation’s rural healthcare infrastructure starting in 2026.
– Under…
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CMS Launches WISeR Model: New Medicare Prior Authorization Rules Start Jan. 1
Gregg Killoren, General Counsel at Xsolis
Earlier this year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced the “Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction” model, a series of prior authorization requirements designed to ensure timely and appropriate Medicare…
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News 12/17/25
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FDA updates its policy to accept de-identified real-world evidence to support drug and device application reviews. This change allows use of registries, insurance claims, and EHR data that were previously excluded because they…
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Texas AG sues Epic Systems
Attorney General Ken Paxton says the EHR vendor uses deceptive and anticompetitive practices to restrict parental access to children’s medical records and undermine health technology competition in the state.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced…
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News 12/12/25
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files an antitrust and consumer protection petition alleging that Epic maintains monopoly power. It says that Epic controls more than 90% of US patient records, locks…
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Transparency Trap: Why Commercial Negotiated Hospital Rates Are Up to 32% Higher Than Cash Prices
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– New analysis of Texas hospital price data reveals a transparency paradox: discounted cash prices for common services are often significantly lower than the rates hospitals negotiated with commercial insurers, according…
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Curative Health Raises $150M, Reaches $1.275B Valuation to Disrupt Employer Health Insurance with AI and $0 Deductibles
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– Curative Health Insurance Company, a health plan designed to replace the traditional insurance model, has raised over $150M in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to $1.275B and securing its…
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Two HIEs announce Texas healthcare interoperability
Two HIEs announce Texas healthcare interoperability | Healthcare IT News
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