As Walgreens continues to expand Village Medical primary care clinics alongside its retail stores, CEO Roz Brewer detailed where the company has found success during remarks June 13 at the AHIP 2023 conference.
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Vanderbilt denied CON for planned 48-bed hospital
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health has been denied permission to build a new hospital in suburban Murfreesboro, according to a June 15 WGNS Radio report.
Ohio bill seeks to improve prior authorization process
The Ohio Legislature has introduced a new bill designed to streamline the prior authorization process by giving a yearlong exemption to providers who have an average of 80 percent or more of their requests approved, according to a June 12 report from N…
Aetna in the headlines: 4 updates in 60 days
Here are four stories Becker’s has covered about CVS Health’s insurance company, Aetna, since April 20:
Are health system leaders satisfied with their telehealth investments?
The pandemic influenced the greatest number of acquisitions, implementations and usage of digital health technologies, but some hospital and health system leaders said they are only moderately satisfied with their telehealth investments, a June 13 repo…
Rural hospital cybersecurity protection bill moves forward
The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act made it out of committee and will now head to the Senate floor.
Michigan drugmaker recalls meds in wrong package
Major Pharmaceutical/Rugby Laboratories, based in Livonia, Mich., is recalling one lot of an anti-nausea drug because a distributor found it to be mislabeled as the drugmaker’s schizophrenia drug.
Lawmakers draft another PBM bill
Six senators introduced a new bill targeted at shrinking the pharmacy benefit manager industry’s influence, which adds to the stack of at least seven similar bills wading through Congress.
'I don't know of a time that was worse': What to know about cancer drug shortages
A survey found 93 percent and 70 percent of cancer centers are struggling with shortages of carboplatin and cisplatin, respectively, and while the FDA is trying to increase supply, hospitals are struggling to help patients.
'It may not always pencil out financially': Why 1 hospital reopened its birthing center
Newport (Wash.) Hospital and Health Services reopened its birthing center June 1, Bonner County Daily Bee reported June 14.
