Boehringer Ingelheim will cap out-of-pocket costs for its inhaler products at $35 per month starting in June.
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Steward Florida hospital cuts staff, services
Miami-based North Shore Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has started conducting layoffs as part of cuts to some of its programs amid the health system’s continued financial struggles.
A Wisconsin hospital cut ER wait times by opening a special unit
Madison, Wis.-based UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital has reduced wait times in the emergency department for patients with the implementation of a new admissions unit, a UnityPoint Health spokesperson told Becker’s.
Large health system vs. payer profits in 2023
A majority of the nation’s largest health systems and payers have filed their fourth-quarter earnings reports. Becker’s has compiled their year-end net incomes and losses to examine where the healthcare financial landscape stands among the largest play…
COVID-19 shots, antivirals cut risk of severe infection — here's how much
The updated COVID-19 shots that rolled out in fall 2023 reduced the risk of severe infection by 31% in adults over 65 and immunocompromised individuals, according to data published March 4 by Cleveland Clinic researchers in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Emory brings Epic to Apple
Starting March 7, clinicians will have access to Epic for the first time on the Mac App Store.
Why Americans lie about money
More than half of Americans have been increasingly worried about money — and over one-third are embarrassed by their finances, according to a recent study from Wells Fargo.
WellSpan adds AI tool to Epic EHR
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is embedding an AI tool from Nuance, a Microsoft company, into its Epic EHR system with the aim of automating clinical documentation.
Mass General Brigham hospital taps business operations exec
Kofi Cash, DSc, has been named executive director of business operations at Mass General Brigham-McLean Hospital.
RWJBarnabas drops employee GLP-1 coverage for weight loss
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has ended coverage under its employee health plan for GLP-1s when prescribed for weight loss, a system spokesperson confirmed with Becker’s.
