[ad_1] With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the […]
COVID budget impasse halts aid to test and treat uninsured
[ad_1] With an urgent funding request stuck in Congress, a federal agency says it can no longer cover COVID tests and treatments bills for uninsured people and will […]
TeamHealth hit with employer proposed class-action
[ad_1] A Louisiana employer hit TeamHealth with a proposed class-action on Tuesday, alleging the private equity-backed provider unjustly enriched itself by overcharging the group for its workers healthcare […]
Centene promotes tech, health services lead to CEO
[ad_1] Centene promoted executive Sarah London to chief executive officer, effective immediately, the insurer announced Tuesday. London most recently served as president of the company’s non-insurance healthcare enterprises […]
Advocate Aurora Health bucks labor cost inflation trend
[ad_1] Advocate Aurora Health’s labor expenses grew at a much slower pace in 2021 than the national average, boosting its bottom line. Salary, wage and benefit costs only […]
St. Jude fights donors’ families in court for share of estates
[ad_1] Most Americans know St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through television advertisements featuring Hollywood celebrities asking for contributions or the millions of fundraising appeals that regularly arrive in […]
New Cityblock Health CEO on fellow primary care disruptors
[ad_1] Cityblock Health, a New York-based digital health unicorn focused on primary care for Medicaid and underserved populations, has named Dr. Toyin Ajayi as its new CEO. Ajayi […]
To families’ dismay, Biden nursing home reform doesn’t view them as essential caregivers
[ad_1] When the Biden administration announced a set of proposed nursing home reforms last month, consumer advocates were both pleased and puzzled. The reforms call for minimum staffing […]
Henry Ford Health drops ‘System’ from name, launches new brand
[ad_1] Henry Ford Health System announced Tuesday that it would drop “System” from its name and rebrand as Henry Ford Health. The name change is designed to reflect […]
Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril
[ad_1] Charlie O’Neill received part of her husband’s liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to […]