The Board of Governors of L.A. Health Plan has unanimously given the green light to appoint Martha Santana-Chin as its next CEO – making her the first female and Latina CEO to lead the organization, it said last week.
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Luigi Mangione identified as person of interest in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Police have arrested a person of interest in Wednesday’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Police arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, in Altoona, Pennsylvania Monday morning after a McDonald’s employee recognized him from photos circulati…
Yale on track to complete $838 million neurosciences center
Yale New Haven Hospital is on track to complete the $838 million Adams Neurosciences Center at its Saint Raphael Campus and expects the project will be completed in 2027, the hospital said.
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have completely changed not only how physicians manage weight loss but how healthcare views obesity.
Older Americans struggling with healthcare costs
Although nearly all older Americans have Medicare coverage, they still pay more and are more likely to postpone or skip needed care because of costs than their counterparts in most other wealthy countries, according to new findings from the 2024 Common…
Addus Homecare buttons up $350 million Gentiva acquisition
Addus Homecare, a provider of home care services, has completed a $350 million acquisition of the personal care operations of Gentiva, which provides hospice, palliative and personal care services in the seven-state service area of Arizona, Arkansas, C…
Suspect updates in CEO’s killing and anger against UnitedHealthcare
As more details emerge about the suspected gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, the company is receiving both condolences and statements of rage on social media over claim denials by the nation’s largest health insu…
American Heart Association launching HCM initiative
The American Heart Association, with initial funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, has launched a new three-year initiative to improve hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) systems of care and standardize how patients with HCM are identified, assessed, referr…
CVS Health makes pharmacy leadership appointments
CVS Health has announced a couple of new leadership appointments in its pharmacy division, with Len Shankman being appointed the new president of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness (PCW), while Lucille Accetta will take over the role of chief pharmacy offi…
Words engraved on bullet shells provide clue to fatal CEO shooting
The day after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside of a Manhattan hotel, details are emerging as to why he may have been targeted.
From comments by Thompson’s wife Paulette Thompson, and words written on bullet shell casings take…
