> Humana CEO Bruce Broussard could receive as much as $40.2 million if he is let go due to a leadership change that results from the insurer's pending merger with Aetna, a recent document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows. Document
> The California Department of Insurance has adopted new regulations that require health plans to have adequate numbers and types of providers available in their networks, according to a post on the Health Access Blog. Post
> People who experience traumatic brain injuries are more likely to lose or change their commercial health insurance coverage, according to a research letter published in JAMA Surgery. Research letter
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> A report issued this week concluded that spending on drugs "rose by a remarkable 12.6 percent" in 2014. Some hospitals, hit hard by the cost increases, have turned to pharmacists to bend their cost curves. Article
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> Lawmakers say the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' progress on promised updated technical compliance guidance for HIPAA has been "sluggish" and "disappointing." Article
And finally... Now that's news. Article