FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, tested positive for COVID-19 over the first weekend of November and is experiencing mild symptoms.
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400,000 affected as Defense health plan drops 15K pharmacies
About a fourth of the pharmacies that are part of the Defense Department’s health plan, Tricare, have been dropped, which could affect more than 400,000 military beneficiaries, Kaiser Health News reported Nov. 8.
New York hospital, Texas clinic equity initiatives earn recognition
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals and Houston-based Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women were the 2022 recipients of the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permane…
What self-employed physicians like most about their jobs
Sixty-four percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy is what they like most about their jobs, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report.”
50 Texas ASCs named the country’s best
Fifty ASCs in Texas made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
Health tech investment down 67% from 2021 peak, and 5 other things to know
Investments in health technology have contracted since the peak in 2021, but the market may be rebalancing, according to a report from commercial banking company Silicon Valley Bank.
Texas groups hope legislators can help slow rising health costs
Several nonprofit groups representing Texas healthcare employers have formed a coalition — Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare — in hopes they can help slow rising healthcare costs, The Dallas Morning News reported Nov. 8.
Montana hospital taps Air Force veteran for COO
Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic Hospital has named Bradley Weast its new COO.
Digital health mergers and acquisitions on the rise after slow Q2: 5 things to know
Digital health investments are seeing a significant slow down, but mergers and acquisitions are on the rise as investors see this strategy as a new way to invest, according to a Nov. 7 report from Rock Health.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a New York hospital accused of withholding benefits to a Wisconsin hospital suing a gubernatorial candidate over the use of its logo in campaign advertisements, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 26:&…
