Medicare beneficiaries are facing wide price discrepancies for prescription drugs, with the same medication costing vastly different amounts, depending on the plan and location, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 26.
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HCA shutters long-term acute care hospital in North Carolina: 5 things to know
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has closed its Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital owned by Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health.
Philadelphia physician hit with $6.8M verdict in botched surgery case
A Philadelphia jury awarded $6.8 million to the descendants of a patient who died from an allegedly botched liver procedure, The Legal Intelligencer reported Nov. 26.
Orlando Health posts 7.5% operating margin in fiscal 2024
Orlando (Fla.) Health posted an operating income of $537.6 million (7.5% operating margin) in fiscal 2024, compared to $491.3 million (8.1% margin) in fiscal 2023, according to its Nov. 25 financial report.
Wisconsin hospital facilities to rebrand
Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Aspirus Doctors Clinic, located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., are set to undergo a rebrand.
Private equity buyer hires 2 Steward leaders: 5 things to know
Two former executives of Dallas-based Steward Health Care are now C-suite leaders at the private equity group that purchased the health system’s physician practice, Boston Business Journal reported Nov. 26.
Physician staffing firm to cease operations
NES Health, a physician-led staffing firm, is reportedly planning to cease operations amid financial difficulties that left emergency department physicians at numerous hospitals without pay.
What Dr. Oz's leadership could mean for physicians: 6 leaders weigh in
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, MD, as CMS administrator, and six leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what this could mean for physicians.
20 most common passwords
As healthcare faces a rash of cyberattacks, some hackers still break into computer networks the old-fashioned way: by guessing passwords.
Emory Healthcare's chief AI officer exits
Joe Depa has left his post as chief data and AI officer of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.
