October 29, 2020
New Rule Requires Health Plans to Disclose Costs Up Front
THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — To make health care costs more transparent, the Trump administration will now require insurance companies to disclose actual prices for common tests and procedures, the Associated Press reported. The new regulations on insurers are designed to empower patients to become better consumers of health care and to help...
FBI Says U.S. Health Care System Under Ransomware Threat
THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Government agencies are warning that cyberattacks on the U.S. health care system designed to lock up hospital information systems are occurring, the Associated Press reported Thursday. These attacks come at a time of rising cases of COVID-19 and could hurt patient care. In a warning issued Wednesday, the...
Prepregnancy Diabetes Tied to Congenital Anomalies
THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Prepregnancy diabetes is associated with several subtypes of congenital anomalies of the newborn, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Diabetes Care. Yuxiao Wu, from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and colleagues examined the association between maternal prepregnancy diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and...