With the Medicare open enrollment period underway, some seniors may have fewer provider choices in their respective regions as hospitals and health systems across the country increasingly cut ties with the Medicare Advantage program.
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Hospital official accused of child sexual abuse leaves Yale New Haven
A healthcare official accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a teenager at a church decades ago has left his position at Yale (Conn.) New Haven Health, health system officials confirmed.
Novant Health inks 10-year NBA naming rights deal
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has extended its naming rights partnership with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets for another 10 years.
A new long COVID-19 theory emerges: Penn Medicine study
Remnants of the virus that causes COVID-19 may linger in the gut, ultimately causing a reduction in circulating levels of serotonin. This may explain a number of long COVID-19 symptoms, such as brain fog and memory problems, according to new research f…
Yale New Haven Health seeks $80M from state to buy Prospect hospitals
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is seeking $80 million from the state to help with its plan to buy three Connecticut hospitals, according to an Oct. 17 Hartford Courant report.
Mayo, Lifepoint sue Bristol Myers Squibb over cancer drug cost
Mayo Clinic and Lifepoint Health are suing Bristol Myers Squibb and its subsidiary, Celgene, alleging the companies inflated the price of the cancer drug Revlimid by paying other drugmakers to keep their generic versions off the market, theSan Francisc…
Johns Hopkins All Children's begins defense in $220M lawsuit trial
Defense attorneys for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital have begun presenting their side in the $220 million lawsuit case that was brought to light in the Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya,” Fox 13 News reported Oct….
Abortion info hard to find on hospital websites: Study
An Oct. 16 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that many hospitals either exclude or conceal details regarding abortion services on their websites.
10 biggest Q3 digital health funding rounds
Digital health companies raised $250 million in the third quarter of 2023; the lowest funding total since 2019.
U of Iowa investment in Mercy City would have topped $50M
The University of Iowa Health system made a final bid of $28 million in its ultimately unsuccessful attempt at buying bankrupt Mercy Iowa City hospital, according to an Oct. 16 report in The Gazette.
