A Maryland medical device manufacturer pleaded guilty to charges surrounding its wound dressing product, the Department of Justice said.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system CEO moves in the last week.

Twenty-five percent of cancer survivors have trouble with out-of-pocket medical expenses, which are usually significantly higher than for people without a history of cancer, according to a report from the CDC.

UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.) tapped Jerry Dooley to serve as interim CEO, effective June 19, according to The Mining Journal.

The number of hospital CEOs who left their roles in 2019 is 31, down nearly 33 percent from the 46 who left within the same time last year, according to a report by executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Gary Weinstein, president and CEO of Washington (Pa.) Health System, is retiring, effective June 30, according to the Observer-Reporter.

Augusta (Ga.) University Medical Center named Phillip Coule, MD, interim CEO, according to The Augusta Chronicle.

Here are five updates on Medicaid payers and policy changes involving the program for low-income Americans published by Becker's Hospital Review in the past month:

Houston-based Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center launched a telehealth platform that allows veterans to receive mental health services remotely.

Here are five updates on issues surrounding "Medicare for All" proposals published by Becker's Hospital Review in the past month:

CVS Health saw its shares fall after a New York Post report said people close to the companies think a federal judge will rule against its $69 billion takeover of Aetna, according to Barron's.

South Carolina submitted a formal request to require its Medicaid beneficiaries to meet work requirements to maintain health coverage, according to The Hill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans saw their administrative costs grow faster in 2018 than the year prior, according to a report from healthcare solutions provider Sherlock Co.

The Ventura County Health Care Agency, a California-based system of hospital, clinic and specialty services, said the number of layoffs at the healthcare system will be less than initially projected, according to the Ventura County Star.

Federal legislation to protect healthcare and social service employees from workplace violence is advancing after being voted out of the House Committee on Education and Labor, the panel announced June 11.

Alaska is the top-paying state for nursing assistants, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.

Hospital executives identified revenue growth as their top priority for 2019, beating out cost containment, according to Advisory Board’s annual healthcare CEO survey.

University of Virginia nephrologist and director of dialysis system Brendan Bowman, MD, has teamed up with engineers at the university to develop predictive techniques to improve medication dosing protocols.

Hospitals and health systems can combat physician and staff burnout by endorsing the Charter on Physician Well-Being, which lists eight recommendations to improve physician well-being, according to a study published in JAMA Network and cited by an American Medical Association post.

Below is a list of prescription drugs that generated the most sales for 10 top pharma companies in 2018.