Jeff Lagasse

25 people have been charged in an alleged nursing diploma scheme. What kinds of shenanigans were they purportedly up to? We’ll get to the bottom of that and more in this week’s Top Stories, including the FBI’s work with Tallahassee Memorial to address …

Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings declined this year, and while that was expected, the poor showing by Centene was somewhat of a surprise, with Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Andrew Asher saying during a recent earnings c…

Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.2 billion in the fiscal year that ended on September 30, more than $1.7 billion of which pertained to matters that involved the healthcare industry – including drug and medical device man…

A bipartisan group of four U.S. Senators are leaning on three telehealth companies for more information about their data-sharing practices, calling on these companies to protect patients’ sensitive health data.

With a definitive agreement in place, CVS Health is now officially poised to acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction valued at around $10.6 billion.
Oak Street Health is a multi-payer, value-based primary care company focused on older adul…

CVS Health has named a new senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer in a bid to advance the company’s stated goal of promoting more equity in healthcare.
Shari Slate was named to the post and will take the help on Februar…

Despite a 9% increase in revenue in the fourth quarter, healthcare payer Centene reported a $213 million net earnings loss during that period, falling short of Wall Street predictions, the organization revealed this week.
Centene posted $1.2 billion in…

Alabama hospitals have been faring far worse than hospitals in most other states in terms of margins and operating incomes, with healthcare facilities across the state seeing a 79% decline in median operating margins from 2019 to 2022, according to a n…

More than two dozen people have been charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses, according to the Justice Department.

The New Jersey Department of Health has been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $80.5 million over the next five years to support public health workforce development and training, build foundational capabilities and…