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Democrats pitch permanent ACA subsidies
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have introduced the Health Care Affordability Act, which aims to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace coverage.
How this Montana hospital went from a 2.5% to 10% projected margin
Since Julie Leonard became CFO of Libby, Mont.-based Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in January, the 25-bed critical access hospital has seen skyrocketing financial improvement, rising from a projected 2.5% margin by the end of its fiscal year in March to…
WVU Medicine taps COO of 2 hospitals
Leslie Lawson has been named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective Sept. 30.
Mount Sinai, Noom partner to enhance weight loss care
A new collaboration between New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and digital platform Noom will provide patients access to on-demand tools and resources that support their weight loss goals.
HHS calls for stricter oversight of remote patient monitoring
HHS is calling for increased oversight for remote patient monitoring as its use within Medicare has increased in recent years.
Tennessee system taps new CEO
Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare has promoted its COO to the top leadership role following the death of President and CEO James “JR” Ross, BSN.
FDA challenges broad use of PD-1 inhibitors in stomach cancer patients
The FDA is reassessing the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors for treating advanced HER2-negative gastric adenocarcinoma, questioning their broad application regardless of patients’ PD-L1 expression levels.
AI finds new uses for old drugs: Harvard study
A recent study from Harvard Medical School introduced TxGNN, an innovative AI tool designed to identify potential drug candidates for over 17,000 rare and neglected diseases.
Mass General Brigham's innovation conference: 7 highlights
The World Medical Innovation Forum brought clinical innovators and executives from Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham together with investors and tech company leaders Sept. 23-25 near Boston.
Epic's fix for interoperability, per Judy Faulkner
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said 100% of Epic health systems can interoperate and athenahealth has a high interoperability rate, but that still leaves a lot of organizations that can’t easily share data.
