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WebMD CMO Dr. John Whyte selected as new CEO of the AMA
WebMD CMO Dr. John Whyte has been chosen to lead the American Medical Association as executive vice president and CEO.
Whyte replaces Dr. James L. Madara, whose 14-year tenure as CEO and executive VP ends June 30. Whyte’s tenure begins July 1.
Whyte u…
New York-Presbyterian laying off 2% of workforce
New York-Presbyterian has confirmed that it is reducing its workforce by 2%.
“Given current macroeconomic realities and anticipated challenges ahead, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by approximately 2%,” the New York City-b…
Cleveland Clinic partners with Regent Surgical for ambulatory surgery centers
Cleveland Clinic is partnering with Regent Surgical to combine lower ambulatory surgery center rates with the health system’s clinical expertise.
Rite Aid again files for bankruptcy as it pursues a buyer
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy for a second time as it seeks a buyer.
Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to pursue a sale of its prescriptions, pharmacy and front-end inventory, and other assets, th…
GE HealthCare gets FDA clearance for AI-powered image technology
GE HealthCare has announced that the Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for its Aurora nuclear medicine system and Clarify DL, an AI-powered deep learning image reconstruction technology for radiation therapy.
GE HealthCare gets FDA clearance for AI-powered image technology
GE HealthCare has announced that the Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for its Aurora nuclear medicine system and Clarify DL, an AI-powered deep learning image reconstruction technology for radiation therapy.
Trump releases executive order to speed domestic drug production
President Trump has signed an executive order to speed domestic manufacturing of prescription drugs.
Trump’s budget would cut a quarter of HHS discretionary funding
President Donald Trump released a 2026 proposed budget on Friday that would cut $33.3 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, a 26.2% reduction from 2025.
A proposed $674 million would be cut from the Centers f…
Democrats introduce resolutions to keep public input in rulemaking
Democratic senators and representatives have introduced companion resolutions calling upon the Trump Administration to reverse course on a decision to no longer require public input on changes to public programs and policies overseen by the Department…
Elevance, Humana and Aetna allegedly paid kickbacks to brokers
The United States has filed a complaint against Aetna, Elevance and Humana for allegedly paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to insurance brokers eHealth, GoHealth and SelectQuote.
