Johnson & Johnson is asking a federal judge to declare its 340B rebate plan legal and prevent HHS and the Health Resources and Services Administration from taking any enforcement action against its implementation.
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Ballad, Encompass tap CEO for Tennessee rehab hospital
Cody Murdock has been named CEO of Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport (Tenn.).
Nurses push back on healthcare tech
Nurses nationwide are raising concerns over the rapid adoption of AI and virtual nursing in healthcare, arguing that these technologies could compromise patient safety.
The lowest-paid physician specialties over the last 10 years
Pediatric, endocrinology and public health specialists consistently rank as the lowest earners across physician specialties, according to Medscape compensation reports.
3 hospital, health system bankruptcies in 2024
Healthcare bankruptcies hit a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy, but the trend has slowed in 2024 as average operating margins improved across the hospital sector.
State audit finds 'reasonable doubt' in ex-MetroHealth CEO bonus dispute
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office has issued a report finding insufficient evidence to justify a criminal referral of Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, in a case involving allegations that he received unauthorized b…
STD epidemic appears to slow, CDC finds
In 2023, the most infectious stages of syphilis saw the first substantial decline in more than two decades as the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases appears to be slowing, the CDC said Nov. 12.
Healthcare's most dangerous workplaces
In 2023, private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, down 8.4% from 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Nov. 8.
Minnesota hospital taps CFO
Litchfield, Minn.-based Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics has named Tyler Ulseth CFO, according to a Nov. 11 post on his LinkedIn page.
DOJ sues to block Optum's $3.3B Amedisys acquisition: 10 things to know
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, to prevent its planned $3.3 billion acquisition of home health provider Amedisys, Bloomberg reported Nov. 12.
