Citing an “unintended error”, Renton, Wash.-based Providence will reimburse about 760 Medicaid patients whose accounts were sent to debt collectors, the Spokesman-Review reported Oct. 2.
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UTMB starts national search for president
The University of Texas System has organized a search advisory committee to guide the selection of the next president of University of Texas Medical Branch after Ben Raimer, MD, abruptly resigned from the role Aug. 22.
Baptist Health South Florida taps Bo Boulenger as CEO
Bo Boulenger was named president and CEO of Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida.
Republicans end push to repeal ACA
The 2022 elections will be the first in more than a decade in which the security of the Affordable Care Act is not a central issue as the Republican party casts aside its long-running campaign to repeal the 2010 healthcare law, NBC News reported Oct. 2…
ASC Administrator of the Week Ethan Bing: ‘An effective and diligent leader’
Ethan Bing, administrator of Houston-based Medical Colleagues of Texas, is Becker’s administrator of the week.
Pregnant women who get COVID, then vaccine more likely to pass antibodies to babies: study
University of California Los Angeles researchers found pregnant women who receive the COVID-19 vaccine after recovering from the virus are more likely than other mothers to pass antibodies to their newborns, HealthDay reported Sept. 29.
FDA drops push for medical device cybersecurity requirement
The FDA user-fee agreements bill was recently reauthorized, but without the previously introduced medical device cybersecurity rules, SC Magazine reported Sept. 29.
New California law ensures meal breaks for patient care workers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill guaranteeing breaks for direct patient care workers in the public sector and at the University of California, according to a Sept. 30 news release from National Nurses United.
Iowa ASC expanding, relocating
Mason City-based MercyOne North Iowa Bariatric Surgery is relocating to support an expansion, KIMT reported Sept. 30.
Dr. Amy Goldberg appointed dean of Temple medical school
Amy Goldberg, MD, was appointed dean of Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
