January 2019

Our e-newsletter for Enterprise Risk Management, Claim Settlement and Healthcare Solutions.

How Will AI Change Risk Management?

Are Risk Managers facing a complete overhaul of their positions in the coming years? A new study provides interesting insights into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become an important tool for Risk Managers. Read more >>

More Risk, Claim and Healthcare News …
Medicare Proposes New Rule. CMS proposed a new rule late last year that may affect your liability claims. Currently, Medicare does not provide its beneficiaries with guidance to help them make choices regarding their future medical care expenses when they receive automobile and liability insurance (including self-insurance), no fault insurance, and workers’ compensation settlements, judgments, awards, or payments, and need to satisfy their Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) obligations. This rule would clarify reporting and management of the Medicare Secondary Payer rules. View article…
Medicare Keeps Reporting Thresholds at $750. Effective January 1, 2019, CMS will maintain a single threshold for these cases, where settlements of $750 or less do not need to be reported and Medicare’s conditional payment amount related to these cases did not need to be repaid. View article...
Walgreens and Microsoft Partner to Develop Digital Healthcare Services. Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday, 1/15/19 they have entered a seven-year agreement to research and develop new methods of delivering healthcare services through digital devices. View article...

U.S. lawmaker Launches Investigation Into Pharma Drug Pricing. On 1/14/19, Representative Elijah Cummings, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, sent letters to 12 drug makers seeking information on price increases, investment in research and development, and corporate strategies to preserve market share and pricing power, his office said in a statement. View article...

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