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NIH to integrate patient data for autism study
The National Institutes of Health is launching an initiative to integrate patient medical record data for researchers to study the factors influencing autism, according to remarks given by NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on April 21 in a Council of C…
Walgreens to pay up to $350 million to settle opioid complaint
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve allegations that its pharmacies filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.
The Department of Justice claims that Walgreens sought paymen…
Crozer Health to close, laying off over 2,600 employees
Prospect Medical Holdings has filed a motion to close Crozer Health and all of the outpatient facilities licensed with the Pennsylvania hospital system, according to a bankruptcy update from Delaware County Pennsylvania.
26 rural hospitals launch the Ohio High Value Network
Twenty-six rural hospitals have launched the Ohio High Value Network for a clinically integrated system covering 2.5 million patients.
The network will share clinical and business initiatives, operations and best practices. It will collaborate to contr…
Luigi Mangione indicted on charge of murder
Luigi Mangione has been indicted on a count of murder through the use of a firearm in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The charge makes him eligible for the death penalty.
Tariffs will impact supply chain and balance sheet stability
The volatility of President Trump’s tariff policies is making it difficult for hospital executives to pin down the effect they will have on the supply chain and budget.
CFOs are also weighing the effect tariffs will have on the economy and inflation, a…
Trump’s executive order on drugs seeks to end pharma ‘pill penalty’
President Trump has signed an executive order on prescription drug prices that walks back the “pill penalty” decried by PhRMA in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Inpatient rehabs receive proposed 2.6% payment increase
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 2.6% payment rate increase for inpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2026.
The 2.6% is based on a market basket update of 3.4%, less a proposed 0.8 percentage point productivity adjustment,…
Optum levying strict measures on Change outage loan repayment, AMA says
The American Medical Association is urging Optum to stop its approach for recouping Change Healthcare cyberattack-related loans and to suspend all claim filing deadlines associated with the resulting outage.
CMS seeks public input on inpatient hospital whole-person care
In addition to setting payment rates for inpatient and long-term care, Friday’s proposed rule would update quality measures, promote interoperability programs and reduce private expenditures to comply with federal regulations.
