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Northwell Health debuts new $560 million surgical pavilion
Seventy years after North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) first opened its doors, the Level I trauma center and quaternary care teaching hospital recently announced the completion of the Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion – a $560 million, 288,000-square-fo…
Florida Blue, Sanitas team on primary care center in Jacksonville
Health insurer Florida Blue has teamed with Sanitas Medical Center in opening a primary care health center in Jacksonville focused on supporting the area’s Florida Blue members who are over 50, as well as Medicare members of all ages.
Sanitas and Flori…
AHA urges Supreme Court to review interpretation of DSH formula
The American Hospital Association, along with five other national hospital associations, is urging the U.S.
No Surprises Act prevented 10 million surprise bills in 2023, survey finds
During the first nine months of 2023, the No Surprises Act (NSA) protected Americans from more than 10 million surprise medical bills, according to a new survey by AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Medicare Advantage profitability on the decline, Moody’s finds
While Medicare Advantage remains attractive to the healthcare industry due to strong growth, high revenue and earnings per member, profitability is on the decline, according to a new analysis by Moody’s Investor Service.
Healthcare AI requires rigorous monitoring, says data scientist
Artificial intelligence is on the rise in healthcare, and both in-house and third-party solutions are beginning to creep their way into the market. But the monitoring of health, and the real-world impact of these AI products, is often overlooked after …
New CMS model will focus on sickle cell treatments
Sickle cell disease (SCD) will be the initial focus of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, which was initially announced in February 2023.
Cigna to sell Medicare business to HCSC in $3.7 billion deal
Health company Cigna has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Medicare Advantage, Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D and CareAllies businesses to Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) for about $3.7 billion.
FDA ending emergency use authorization for Paxlovid
The Food and Drug Administration has set March 8 as the end of its emergency use authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid for adult patients, the agency has said this week. The medication is given to those considered high risk for progression to severe COVID-1…
Humana’s CenterWell eyes continued expansion
Humana’s CenterWell Senior Primary Care will continue expanding this year, with plans to open centers in three new locations: Asheville, North Carolina, and Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana.
It will also add new centers in the existing markets of…
