The Senate Finance Committee on Nov. 8 voted to advance a healthcare package that would eliminate two years of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts and rein in what Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called “shadowy tactics by pharmacy benefit …
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said she was “sold immediately” on Oak Street Health, as the primary care provider’s use of technology, data and its value-based care model impressed her, Crain’s Chicago Business reported Nov. 7.
When Walmart founder Sam Walton declared the retailer’s healthcare ambitions in 1991, he had harsh words for hospitals.
Hospital and health system CEOs are in a position to influence their workforces, as well as healthcare altogether. As they connect with their teams, they have unique opportunities to support clinicians and their well-being.
Patient experience scores across the U.S. worsened for the second year in a row, though contributing factors may be improving, according to data from The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades.
Orovillle (Calif.) Hospital, which is nearing the completion of a controversial $178 million capital project, is requesting four separate waivers as it struggles to maintain certain debt obligations, according to a Nov. 7 filing.
Abortion policy and pro-choice candidates sustained victories in several states in what was the second election cycle since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
As a community health system in a market saturated with large and internationally renowned health systems, Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health is highly focused on fostering a positive work environment to attract and retain physicians amid a worsening sh…
Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, has served as president of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston since August, and he brought with him a wealth of experience. This experience included serving as chair of the department of internal medicine at Chi…
A hospital in northwestern Iowa is opting to expand its birthing center — going against the trend of ending labor and delivery services at many hospitals nationwide in 2023, RadioIowa reported Nov. 8.
