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Luigi Mangione indicted on first degree murder charge
A grand jury in New York has indicted Luigi Mangione on charges of first degree murder, in furtherance of terrorism, in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said Mangione faces a maxi…
Trends 2025: Telehealth’s future faces a Friday deadline
The future of telehealth and acute hospital care at home hangs on a spending bill that must be approved by the end of this week.
Three big provisions in the spending bill need to pass for providers to continue to use flexibilities first made available …
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Heading into 2025, the physician shortage is no better than in past years and in fact, is continuing to worsen, according to Carey Goryl, CEO of the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR).
HIMSSCast: The next big investment in patient experience is the CRM
For hospitals to fully understand the patient experience, integration of the clinical, financial and communications sides of the patient journey is needed, according to Kelly Arduino, Healthcare Industry Leader at Wipfli.
The electronic health record h…
Children’s Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO
Children’s Mercy Kansas City has announced the appointment of Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2, 2025.
Quiroga comes to Children’s Mercy from Corewell Health in Michigan, where he served as president o…
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs by forcing them to sell pharmacy businesses
A proposed bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced in the Senate would prohibit an insurer or a parent company of a pharmacy benefit manager from owning a pharmacy business.
If passed, big insurers such as CVS Health, which owns Aetna; Cigna; and UnitedH…
Brian Thompson named in lawsuit alleging insider trading
Hollywood Firefighters Pension Fund based in Florida is suing UnitedHealth Group executives, including the late Brian Thompson, for alleged insider trading.
The lawsuit, filed in May in federal court in Minnesota, also names UnitedHealth Group CEO Andr…
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have completely changed not only how physicians manage weight loss but how healthcare views obesity.
Suspect updates in CEO’s killing and anger against UnitedHealthcare
As more details emerge about the suspected gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, the company is receiving both condolences and statements of rage on social media over claim denials by the nation’s largest health insu…
Words engraved on bullet shells provide clue to fatal CEO shooting
The day after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside of a Manhattan hotel, details are emerging as to why he may have been targeted.
From comments by Thompson’s wife Paulette Thompson, and words written on bullet shell casings take…
