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As financial pressures continue to strain rural and community hospitals, academic health systems are increasingly stepping in as operators, affiliates or strategic partners. Over the past 14 months, 22 academic health systems have acquired — or announced plans to acquire…

Georgia’s House of Representatives passed a bill Feb. 12 that would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention medications, expanding access to care across the state. The bill, introduced by Republican Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, would authorize pharmacists to provide…

DeVry Anderson, MD, has been named chief medical officer of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center in Texas. The 465-bed hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. In his new role, Dr. Anderson oversees clinical operations at St. David’s…

Amazon Health Services has named Keith Shah, PhD, its new chief network officer. Dr. Shah announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post. He brings experience across payer and health plan operations, most recently serving as COO of Health Plans, Medicare,…

Tedd Comerford has been appointed senior vice president of supply chain for Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health’s clinical enterprise. In the role, he will oversee systemwide supply chain strategy and operations, including procurement, contracting, distribution, inventory management, value analysis and supplier…

GLP-1 therapies continue to reshape chronic disease treatment, triggering regulatory updates, new clinical findings and intensifying competition across the pharmaceutical market. Here are three trends driving the drug class forward: 1. Regulatory momentum accelerates On Jan. 13, the FDA directed…

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has promoted Jenny Juchtzer to vice president of payer contracting.  Ms. Juchtzer has spent nearly two decades at Renown, according to a Jan. 22 news release from the health system. She most recently served as head…

Compensation for physician assistants varies widely by state, with California reporting the highest mean PA income in 2024 at $151,351, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ 2024 Statistical Profile of Board Certified PAs by State. Nationally,…

Humana is in talks with Sarasota, Fla.-based MaxHealth — a primary care network and platform focused on adults and older adults — regarding an acquisition, Bloomberg reported Feb. 12. According to Bloomberg sources, MaxHealth, owned by private equity firm Arsenal…

As hospitals redefine the role of supply chain leaders to focus on enterprise strategy, digital transformation and resilience, health systems across the country are hiring for senior-level supply chain positions. The jobs reflect a growing shift in expectations, from traditional…