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Top reason for delaying care is now cost, not COVID-19, patients say
The end of the pandemic doesn’t mean the end of deferred care, according to Cleveland Clinic physician and Qualtrics Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adrienne Boissy.
After two years of forgoing healthcare due to pandemic-related concerns, inflation is at an …
No public health emergency declaration for RSV or flu
The Department of Health and Human Services has not declared a public health emergency for hospitals overcrowded with patients suffering from the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and influenza, despite a request for a PHE from children’s hospital g…
MetroHealth CEO and President Dr. Akram Boutros fired for cause
The MetroHealth Board of Trustees has terminated the employment of President and CEO Dr. Akram Boutros, effective immediately, according to Vanessa Whiting, chair of the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio.
Wisconsin-based health systems Bellin and Gundersen to merge
Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, both headquartered in Wisconsin, have announced plans to combine operations starting on December 1.
This is a merger of equals, the health systems said, which is being done to strengthen local medical care an…
Centene to sell Magellan Specialty Health to Evolent
Centene Corporation has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Magellan Specialty Health to Evolent Health.
Intermountain selects COO Rob Allen as new CEO
Rob Allen, Intermountain Healthcare’s long-standing chief operating officer, will become the health system’s new CEO and president on December 1.
Humana plans CenterWell expansion of 30-35 senior primary care clinics
Humana is continuing to expand its CenterWell Senior Primary Care clinics.
In 2023, CenterWell will open in new markets including Indiana, Mississippi and Virginia, and expand clinics in seven other states where centers already exists.
CenterWell inten…
Large rural health system Sanford Health to merge with urban Fairview
Rural health system Sanford Health and urban Fairview Health Services in Minnesota have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine and create a new health system.
The name of the parent company will be Sanford Health. Sanford Health CEO Bill Gasse…
Lacking notice, hospitals can expect PHE to extend beyond January 13
The public health emergency will be extended past its current deadline of January 11, if the Department of Health and Human Services follows its promised to give providers and other stakeholders 60 days notice before the end of the PHE. That deadline w…
AMA president condemns disinformation and government interference
American Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck Jr. decried laws that stop physicians from providing reproductive healthcare, during an Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates.
