Women in the U.S. continue to pay significantly higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs than men, with a new report from GoodRx showing an $8.8 billion gap in prescription spending in 2024.
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The case for a more prominent role for placebos
The power of placebos continues to be a topic of discussion among researchers and experts, with some suggesting the placebo effect, in which patients can experience real health improvements from treatments with no active ingredient, can be effective ev…
AdventHealth's Adam Johnson on what’s next after buying CHS hospital
ShorePoint Health-Port Charlotte (Fla.) recently joined Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, and the facility’s president and CEO, Adam Johnson, told Becker’s he is focused on a smooth transition as well as long-term operational and strategic pr…
Congress pushes forward with 2.8% Medicare pay cut
A funding bill released by House Republicans would allow the 2.8% Medicare physician pay cut to take effect.
The 20 happiest cities in America
Fremont, Calif., has been named the happiest city in the U.S., according to WalletHub’s 2025 rankings.
VCU Health hospital president to retire
Liz Martin will retire in June as president of VCU Health Tappahannock (Va.) Hospital, stepping down after two decades in the role.
1 injured in New York hospital shooting
A patient in the emergency department at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound March 9, according to a March 10 health system statement shared with Becker’s.
HCA Mission Hospital reduces pay for nurses in Weekender Program
Mission Hospital, an HCA Healthcare facility based in Asheville, N.C., has reduced pay for some nurses at the facility who are part of the hospital’s Weekender Program, spokesperson Nancy Lindell confirmed to Becker’s.
GOP spending package omits Medicare 'doc-fix' provisions
Republicans have introduced a stopgap funding bill to keep the government running through Sept. 30, the end of fiscal 2025, with a vote expected as early as March 11
Care New England names pharmacy VP
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System has promoted Brian Musiak, PharmD, from system director of pharmacy to vice president of pharmacy.
