Data Privacy

Key Opportunities, Action Steps for Race, Ethnicity Data Collection

July 21, 2022 - Race and ethnicity data collection is complex, but there are steps that health insurers—and the healthcare industry at large—can take to improve the process, according to a report from Urban Institute funded by Elevance Health (formerly Anthem). The report leveraged a literature review of health insurers’ race and ethnicity data...


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AHIP: 3 Factors to Consider for CMS Data Interoperability Rule

by Kelsey Waddill

Reactions to the finalized interoperability rule have fallen predictably along industry lines, as payers and providers spurn the new rules but technology companies warm up to them. For more...

Aetna Agrees to $17M Settlement in HIV Privacy Data Breach

by Thomas Beaton

Aetna has agreed to pay $17,161,200 in a settlement involving allegations that the payer exposed private HIV information for more than 12,000 beneficiaries. The final terms of the settlement require...