Healthcare Payments

Sift Healthcare Raises $20 Million to Grow Payments Intelligence Platform
Sift Healthcare Raises $20 Million to Grow Payments Intelligence Platform
May 10, 2024  |  Investments

Sift Healthcare has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round to grow its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Payments Intelligence Platform for the healthcare industry. The...

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Biden Administration to Propose Cybersecurity Standards for Hospitals, Other Entities
Biden Administration to Propose Cybersecurity Standards for Hospitals, Other Entities
May 09, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

In response to a recent cyberattack that exposed the data of 100 million Americans, the Biden administration reportedly intends to require hospitals to meet minimum...

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Synchrony Expands CareCredit to More Dental Practices
Synchrony Expands CareCredit to More Dental Practices
May 02, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Consumer financial services company Synchrony has teamed with dental practice-focused healthcare firm Affordable Care. The collaboration will make CareCredit, Synchrony’s health and wellness credit card, available as a payment...

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Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Providers Are Waiting for $100K+ in B2B Payments
Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Providers Are Waiting for $100K+ in B2B Payments
May 01, 2024  |  Healthcare

Late business-to-business (B2B) payments aren’t just a headache for the people in the accounts receivable (AR) department; for some businesses, past due payments can mean the difference...

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CVS Q1 Earnings Take A Hit From Insurance Venture
CVS Q1 Earnings Take A Hit From Insurance Venture
May 01, 2024  |  Earnings

The volatile consumer healthcare sector showed up big in CVS’ Q1 earnings Wednesday (May 1), with solid revenue from its store operations but a warning about...

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Cautionary ‘Tale of Two Consumers’ Dials Up Personalized Approach to Financial Wellness
Cautionary ‘Tale of Two Consumers’ Dials Up Personalized Approach to Financial Wellness
April 30, 2024  |  Personal Finance

Not all that long ago, as Doug Brown, chief product officer, NCR Voyix Digital Banking, observed, credit unions and banks had a rather simple approach to...

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UnitedHealth Reports Processing Issues at Change Healthcare
UnitedHealth Reports Processing Issues at Change Healthcare
April 18, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Change Healthcare’s troubles are apparently not over. The company, which is owned by UnitedHealth, said Thursday (April 18) it had fixed an issue that had hindered...

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UnitedHealth Takes $872 Million Hit From Ransomware Attack
UnitedHealth Takes $872 Million Hit From Ransomware Attack
April 16, 2024  |  Earnings

The recent cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit cost the company $872 million. Speaking during an earnings call Tuesday (April 16), CEO Andrew Witty said a bulk of that...

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CFPB Supports Connecticut Bill to Limit Reporting of Medical Debt
CFPB Supports Connecticut Bill to Limit Reporting of Medical Debt
April 15, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has written a letter in support of a Connecticut bill that would prohibit healthcare providers in the state from reporting medical debt...

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