Kaiser Permanente showed year-to-year financial improvement in Q2, reporting an operating income of $908 million (up from $741 million in Q2 2023), and an operating margin of 3.1% (up from 2.9% a year ago).
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Republican states sue feds over HHS rule mandating DACA coverage
Fifteen Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to stop the government from opening up the Affordable Care Act to immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying the recipients are not “leg…
Crozer Health hospital closing operating room procedures as sale announced
Crozer Health in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is closing all operating room procedures at Taylor Hospital by September 1, according to WHYY.
Optum exec selected as new Included Health CFO
Optum executive Mark Flakne has been tapped to serve as the new chief financial officer for Included Health, which offers virtual and in-person primary care, as well as urgent and mental healthcare.
Many workers lack employer-sponsored SUD benefits
More than a third of the American workforce experiences personal or family problems linked to substance abuse, and more than half think it’s important for employers to provide coverage that addresses substance issues. But according to a new survey from…
Walgreens considering selling all of its VillageMD business
Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering selling all of its VillageMD primary care clinics, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company is evaluating options in light of ongoing investments into VillageMD and its subst…
Bloomberg donates $600 million to historically Black medical schools
In a move to improve racial wealth equity, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new $600 million gift this week to help bolster the endowments of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools – Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, …
Bloomberg donates $600 million to historically Black medical schools
In a move to improve racial wealth equity, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new $600 million gift this week to help bolster the endowments of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools – Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, …
HIMSSCast: DoH Abu Dhabi and AstraZeneca establish New Rare Diseases Centre of Excellence
The Department of Health Abu Dhabi has been pursuing partnerships to become a life science and global hub for rare diseases, AI and obesity.
A recent Memorandum of Understandings with AstraZeneca aims to tackle rare diseases, which are less rare in the…
Rural Northeast health system CEOs seek federal support
The CEOs of three rural academic health systems in the Northeast want federal lawmakers to provide new policies, programs and payments.
The leaders of Dartmouth Health, headquartered in New Hampshire, MaineHealth and the University of Vermont Health Ne…
