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Cigna benefits from low medical costs, posts $1.3B in revenue
With a medical loss ratio of 82.2%, insurer Cigna has felt less pressure around medical costs than its peers, allowing the company to pull in $1.3 billion in profit during the first quarter of the year.
While the medical loss ratio is higher than it wa…
In Reversal, FDA Rehires Staff Tasked With Releasing Public Records
At least some workers who process public records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests have been reinstated, agency employees say.
ASCs closing the cardiac care gap: 5 study notes
A nationwide study found that ASCs treat 15% more patients in socially vulnerable areas for cardiac interventions compared with hospital outpatient departments. According to a May 1 news release from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, ASCs could be an important key in closing healthcare gaps in vulnerable populations. Here are five other takeaways […]
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Texas surgeon closes practice following malpractice allegations
A surgeon in Lufkin, Texas, has permanently closed his practice and stopped treating patients at another medical center after an investigation by The Lufkin Daily News into allegations of medical malpractice, the publication reported May 2. Allegations involving patient deaths and post-surgical complications have been leveled against Mario Matos-Cruz, MD, who was hired by Woodland […]
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