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Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University partner for new academic health system

Plans include a new medical school in Charlotte that will expand patient-centered research currently in place in Winston-Salem.

Mothers in Medicaid may have higher C-section infection risk than those with private insurance

Mothers delivering via cesarean section covered by Medicaid had a 1.4 fold increase in infection compared to those covered by private insurance.

FBI, DOJ bust 24 people in $1.2 billion telemedicine fraud scheme

The scheme preyed upon hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled patients, DOJ says.

Walgreens and VillageMD partner on primary care

The Village Medical at Walgreens clinics will operate next to the retail pharmacies, providing primary care integrated with the pharmacy as well as nurses and social workers.

Physician pay increases, but gender gap widens and administrative burden increases, Medscape shows

Physician salaries average $313,000 this year, up from $299,999 in 2018 — a more than 20 percent increase since 2015.

GOP-led ‘repeal and replace’ ACA debate already impacting women’s health, study finds

Searches for IUDs were 15 percent higher than expected following the 2016 election — 10 to 21 million more searches than normal.

PBM execs say competition, biosimilars are solutions to lowering drug prices

The rebate rule will not solve the drug affordability problem, PBM executives told the Senate Finance Committee.

International medical students shed stigma, enjoy record year in annual physician match

More residency slots are being filled by international medical graduates, helping to fill the void in the U.S physician workforce.

Humana notifies members of provider portal data breach

Humana has notified 522 members in Texas that a limited amount of their …

Fewer people died from heart disease in states that expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act

Counties in states that expanded Medicaid had about four fewer deaths from heart disease per 100,000 residents compared to other states.