Health care news from around the web: September 9 – 13, 2024

CMS says data breach at contractor could affect more than 946,000 Medicare beneficiaries 

The incident was related to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, which was linked to data breaches at thousands of organizations last year. 

Providers are fed up with Medicare Advantage 

Across the country, more providers are opting to drop Medicare Advantage plans creating a new trend within the health care landscape. 

Hospitals, health systems' labor crunch continues to fade 

Labor costs and availability were major pain points for hospital and health system operations during the pandemic, but finally look to be leveling out even as demand for care services remains high, Fitch Ratings wrote in a recent report. 

White House to require insurers pay for mental health the same as physical health 

Health insurers will be required to cover mental health care and addiction services the same as any other condition under a highly anticipated final rule being released Sept. 9 by the Biden administration.