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Medicare's financial picture brightens slightly
Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036, five years later than the fund’s trustees projected last year.
MD Anderson gets $20M gift to boost neurodegenerative research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has received a $20 million gift from a longtime donor that will go toward advancing research on Alzheimer’s and other types of neurodegenerative diseases.
HCA accused of withholding pay of 1,000 workers
HCA Healthcare faces a lawsuit alleging its Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health illegally kept pay from at least 1,000 employees, the Citizen Times reported May 6.
Baptist Health settles False Claims allegations for $1.5M
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has agreed to pay $1.5 million to address accusations of breaching the False Claims Act.
The 'dawn of a new era' for Tenet
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare started 2024 with a hospital selling spree that netted nearly $4 billion in gross proceeds.
How Mayo Clinic Platform is supporting providers
In an era marked by an abundance of options in the health IT marketplace, Mayo Clinic Platform aims to get proven tools to healthcare providers.
U of I Health Care rolls out new branding
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has rolled out the first phase of its rebranding initiative.
FTC wants more information on Novo's $16.5B deal to boost Wegovy production
In February, Novo Nordisk agreed to buy Catalent for $16.5 billion. The Federal Trade Commission has since requested more information from the companies as it reviews the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported May 3.
PeaceHealth broadens sustainability efforts
PeaceHealth has tapped its first program director of environmental stewardship as it expands sustainability projects, the 9-hospital system said May 3.
Steward hospitals by state
Dallas, Texas-based Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 6.
