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UnitedHealth Sent $2B to Doctors, Hospitals After Change Hack
UnitedHealth Group Inc. said it advanced more than $2 billion to medical providers after a cyberattack on the company’s Change Healthcare subsidiary last month halted billions of dollars in medical payments. Health-insurance industry leaders are meeting with US officials Monday … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUber Pays Australian Taxi Drivers $178 Million in Settlement
Uber agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to compensate thousands of taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when the ride-share company entered the local market. Uber Technologies Inc. settled the class action brought by more than … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReckitt Unit Hit With $60 Million Verdict in Enfamil Baby Formula Case
An Illinois jury has ordered Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to pay $60 million to the mother of a premature baby who died of an intestinal disease after being fed the company’s Enfamil baby formula. The jury in an Illinois … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Jury Awards $32M Against Florida Clinic. Did ‘Changing Stories’ Play Role?
A Broward County jury has decided that the Cleveland Clinic Florida should pay almost $32 million to the estate of a man who was not put in intensive care after suffering septic shock and who later died. The jury found … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSurvey Shows One-Third of Americans Think AI is a Good Idea for Insurers
Roughly one-third of Americans think it is a good idea for insurance companies to use AI, a new survey shows. The survey was conducted online in January with more than 1,000 adult participants across the U.S. Respondents were asked eight … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Looking at NHTSA Data Shows Fentanyl is Road-Safety Problem on the Rise
A new study shows fentanyl is potentially becoming a road-safety problem. The study, from researchers at Jerry, a car insurance savings app, examined crash, drug test and population data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration between 2018 and 2021. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreApple, Investors Reach $490 Million Settlement in Fraud Case
Apple Inc. reached a $490 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by a group of investors who accused Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of misleading them in 2018 about the company’s sales prospects. Cook made false statements about the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMassachusetts Couple Charged With $627K in Workers’ Compensation Fraud and More
A Hopkinton, Massachusetts couple has been arrested and charged in connection with separate schemes to defraud their workers’ compensation insurance carriers, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and their mortgage lender. According to the U.S. Attorney, Ronaldo Solano and Adriana Solano … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Health Regulators Open Probe in UnitedHealth Cyberattack
US health authorities are investigating whether the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Change Healthcare unit involved a breach of personal health information. The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights opened the probe into the company’s compliance … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMeta Loses Second Bid to Thwart FTC’s Revisions to Privacy Pact
Meta Platforms Inc.’s lost its second court ruling this week seeking to stop the Federal Trade Commission’s reopening a 2020 privacy settlement over allegations that the company breached the terms. In a ruling Thursday, US District Judge Randolph Moss in … Source: Claims Journal
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