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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…
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York
Walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan this morning, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what law enforcement officers have called a targeted shooting.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York
Walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan this morning, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what law enforcement officers have called a targeted shooting.
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool for revenue cycle
MultiCare Health System in Washington State is the first health system to pilot a new generative AI tool to streamline appeals in the mid-revenue cycle, according to AI technology company Xsolis.
The technology is used to create and submit appeal lette…
CHS subsidiary buys urgent care centers in Arizona
Community Health Systems subsidiary Northwest Urgent Care has completed the acquisition of urgent care centers owned and operated by Carbon Health in Arizona.
The Tucson, Arizona CHS subsidiary is part of Northwest Healthcare’s integrated network servi…
VillageMD CEO steps down
VillageMD CEO Tim Barry has stepped down and Chief Operating Officer Jim Murray has been appointed to serve as interim CEO.
The move is “effective immediately,” according to VillageMD spokesperson Molly Lynch, according to the Chicago Tribune.
No reaso…
CHS and Woodbridge end $120 million deal in Pennsylvania
Community Health Systems has announced there is no longer a deal to sell three hospitals in Pennsylvania to Woodbridge Healthcare.
The divestiture was expected to go through this quarter. Instead, on November 22, the for-profit CHS and nonprofit WoodBr…
