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5 of the largest health systems carry $100B+ in debt 

The debt and liability numbers are taken from a variety of financial sources, including hospital groups’ quarterly results.

American Hospital Association urges DEA to extend telehealth prescribing rules

The American Hospital Association is asking the Drug Enforcement Administration to extend and clarify pandemic-era rules that allowed providers to prescribe addiction-treatment medications through telehealth.

5 states with the highest employment growth

California is the state with the highest employment growth, according to a Nov. 30 report from WalletHub. 

10 best states to find a job

Washington is the best state to find a job, according to a Nov. 30 report from WalletHub. 

13 recent hospital, health system CFO moves

Here are 13 hospital and health system CFO moves that Becker’s Hospital Review has reported on since Nov. 1:

UnitedHealthcare to pay TeamHealth $10.8M for alleged underpayments: What ASCs need to know

An arbitration panel in Florida has ruled that UnitedHealthcare must pay a TeamHealth clinician group $10.8 million for alleged underpayments from 2017 to 2020. 

UNC Health Rex taps Lorie Rhine as chief nursing officer

UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, N.C., has welcomed Lorie Rhine, MSN, as its new chief nursing officer. She succeeds Joel Ray, MSN, who retired in the summer.

33 recent hospital, health system executive moves

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s since Nov. 23:

Texas A&M, University Health partner on training, research hospital

Executives from Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Bryan-based Texas A&M Health and San Antonio-based University Health have partnered to expand care, medical training and research in South Texas and Bexar County. 

California hospital to become 1.2M-square-foot homeless center

Los Angeles (Calif.) County General Hospital has been vacant for more than 14 years. Now, county leadership is preparing to transform the 1.2 million-square-foot facility into a housing and treatment center for the homeless, Los Angeles Magazine report…