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49 health systems with strong finances

Here are 49 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global in 2023. 

10 best, worst states for healthcare in 2023

Minnesota residents receive the best healthcare in the U.S. and those in West Virginia receive the worst, according to an analysis released July 31 by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

10 best, worst states for healthcare in 2023

Minnesota residents receive the best healthcare in the U.S. and those in West Virginia receive the worst, according to an analysis released July 31 by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Why medical professionals disagree on when the next pandemic will be

Thirty-eight percent of medical professionals told Becker’s they believe the next pandemic may be less than five years away, according to the results of a June LinkedIn poll. Thirty-six percent said it could be more than 10 years away.

Experts to CMS: Make Alzheimer's drug data public

More than two dozen physicians, public health researchers and health policy experts are urging the federal government to publicly share registry data on the safety and efficacy of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. 

Biden expected to sign bill to overhaul organ transplant system

Congress has passed a bill that would break up the monopoly contract used to run the nation’s organ transplant system. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk, who is expected to sign it, The Washington Post reported July 28. 

Healthcare leads industries in data breach costs for 13th straight year

The average cost of a data breach reached a new global high in 2023, but it was still less than half the average healthcare data breach cost, a July 24 IBM report found.

CMS hit in MOVEit software breach

The personal health information of 612,000 Medicare beneficiaries has been breached from CMS contractor Maximus Federal Services.

Georgia resident dies from brain eating amoeba

A brain eating amoeba infection has killed one Georgia resident, the state’s Department of Public Health confirmed July 28.

Dartmouth Health removes struggling hospital from obligated group

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has dropped Cheshire Medical Center from its obligated group as the hospital continues to report approximately $2 million losses per month, according to a July 27 The Keene Sentinel report.