Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children’s Healthcare President and CEO Todd Suntrapak is responding to criticism of compensation packages for himself and other top executives.
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Sanders calls vote to subpoena Novo Nordisk president
Following jousts between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Novo Nordisk, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will vote June 18 on whether to subpoena the drugmaker’s president about the cost of Ozempic and Wegovy.
Judge denies latest FTC attempt to halt Novant-CHS deal
A North Carolina federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request to bar Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from acquiring two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems until its appeal is resolved.
Proposed legislation hopes to remove healthcare 'corporate greed': 7 things to know
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have introduced the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2024 in an attempt to remove “corporate greed and private equity abuse” in healthcare.
Where Ascension has restored EHR access in wake of cyberattack
St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access in 11 states in the wake of a recent cyberattack.
Yale New Haven CFO's 'key to success' amid strong competition, consolidation
Health system CFOs around the country are working to expand access to care, either organically or through strategic partnerships, and grow their businesses after a financially challenging couple of years.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pitches rule to ban medical debt on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposed rule that it said would eliminate as much as $49 billion of medical debts that “unjustly lowers credit scores for 15 million Americans.”
Lawmakers: UnitedHealth is violating HIPAA
Two senators accused UnitedHealthcare of violating HIPAA because the company has not sent out breach notifications for the February cyberattack on Change Healthcare, one of its subsidiaries.
California system names CEO
Allen Radner, MD, was named president and CEO of Salinas (Calif.) Valley Health.
Feds probe breach at Illinois system
Federal authorities are investigating a 2023 data breach at a medical transcription company that may have compromised the personal information of up to 1.2 million patients at Chicago-based Cook County Health, NPR affiliate WBEZ reported June 10.
