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AMA leader outlines major threats facing U.S. healthcare: Payment cuts, AI denials, immigration bottlenecks and corporate takeovers

1 day ago | healthexec.com | Dave Fornell

American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees member Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, a diagnostic radiologist in West Memphis, Arkansas, is raising red flags about a range of challenges threatening patient care and physician sustainability in the U.S. healthcare system.
AMA deeply concerned about Trump policies and cuts to healthcare spending

2 days ago | healthexec.com | Dave Fornell

American Medical Association (AMA) President Bruce Scott, MD, an otolaryngologist from Louisville, Kentucky, expressed serious concerns about the Trump administration’s significant cuts to healthcare spending—including proposed reductions to Medicaid, NIH funding, and staffing at federal agencies, along with broad policy changes. However, he remains hopeful there will be opportunities to collaborate with the administration on its reform agenda, beginning with Medicare reimbursement reform.
Health data possibly exposed in 'sophisticated' cyberattack on Aflac

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Chad Van Alstin

Private insurer Aflac, which specializes in worker’s compensation, health and life coverage, announced Friday it was the victim of a data breach that may have exposed customers’ private data to hackers. According to a statement from the company, the attack was discovered on June 12, and was committed by a “sophisticated cybercrime group.” At the time of writing, no known hacker cell has taken credit for the incident. Aflac said the breach is still being investigated.
OCR investigating Michigan health system over possible violation of 'Church Amendments'

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Chad Van Alstin

The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) said it is investigating whether a “major health system” in Michigan violated federal laws that protect individuals against religious discrimination—in deference to their “right of conscience”—a collective series of statutes known as the "Church Amendments."The agency announced the investigation on Friday, declining to name the health system in question.
PHOTO GALLERY: AMA House of Delegates meeting

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Dave Fornell

These are images from around the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) 2025 meeting in Chicago. This is the annual meeting of representatives from the whole of the House of Medicine, who create and vote on resolutions for the policy directions. The adopted resolutions give direction for advocacy efforts on healthcare policy and reimbursement issues by the AMA in Congress, state legislatures and when making formal recommendations to regulatory agencies.
UnitedHealth subsidiary exposes 5.5M patient records to hackers

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Chad Van Alstin

Healthcare technology company Episource, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth, said it was hit by a ransomware attack in February, which resulted in a data breach that exposed patient records to hackers. It’s now begun sending notifications to those impacted. According to a notice the company posted this week, an investigation confirmed unauthorized parties gained access to sensitive data stored on Episource servers during the cyberattack, at which time the incident was reported to authorities.
AMA president warns prior authorization hurting patients, driving burnout and practice closures

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Dave Fornell

American Medical Association (AMA) is raising serious concerns about the growing impact of insurance prior authorization requirements, calling it a broken system that delays care, increases physician burnout and drives up healthcare costs—all while harming patients. Health Exec spoke with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD, an otolaryngologist from Louisville, Kentucky, at the AMA House of Delegates meeting last week about this issue.
Veterans Affairs denies it discriminates based on politics, marital status

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Chad Van Alstin

A report from the Guardian details how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is instructing its doctors nationwide to ignore previous anti-discrimination guidelines for services, particularly those that pertain to political beliefs and marital status. The outlet said it is in possession of internal documents that point to the VA removing the protective language, effectively opening the door for patients to be denied services.
Ascension buys ambulatory surgery centers in deal reportedly worth $3.9B

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Chad Van Alstin

Two weeks after a Bloomberg report claimed Ascension Health was set to buy Amsurg, an ambulatory surgery company, from its private equity owners, the deal has now been confirmed. Ascension said on June 17 it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Amsurg outright, with the deal expected to be finalized later this year. While no specifics on cost were provided, Bloomberg had reported the deal was likely to be worth $3.9 billion.
Ivenix infusion kits recalled by FDA due to serious manufacturing defect

1 week ago | healthexec.com | Chad Van Alstin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall—the most serious type—for a batch of the Ivenix LVP Blood Products Administration Set, distributed by Fresenius Kabi. An error during assembly has resulted in the primary and secondary inlets being reversed, meaning their use could result in a botched transfusion.