Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health has named William Haugh president of the health system's mountain division, effective Jan. 31. 

OptumRx, the pharmacy benefit manager unit of UnitedHealth Group, shared three drugs to watch in the first quarter of 2022 in its latest "Drug Pipeline Insights Report."

Aledade is set to buy Iris Healthcare, marking its first acquisition. 

The Health Resources and Services Administration is expanding ACA preventive care and screening coverage for women and children, HHS announced Jan. 11.

Johnson & Johnson has teamed up with Microsoft to help build a cloud-connected software system for its digital surgery solutions.

Nationwide, more than 100 drugs are in short supply, including antibiotics, diuretics, opioids and heart failure medications, FDA data shows.

Eight donations of $50 million or more have been made to healthcare organizations since September, which have gone toward advancing care, education and construction projects.

Pfizer expects to produce at least 120 million courses of Paxlovid, its COVID-19 antiviral pill, in 2022, the drugmaker's CEO, Albert Bourla, PhD, said during a J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference session Jan. 10.

Corpus Christi (Texas)-based Christus Spohn Health System is offering up to $20,000 sign-on bonuses at a nurse recruiting event Jan. 12. The event will be held at its Shoreline Hospital. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has appointed Allison Corry chief supply chain officer and vice president of the health system's supply chain organization.

The surgery department at Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has successfully performed its first cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy to treat abdominal cancer. 

North Carolina awarded CVS Caremark, CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager, a $3.4 billion contract to serve the state's 727,000 public employees. 

Payer representatives are both praising President Joe Biden's sweeping new at-home COVID-19 test coverage policy and raising concerns over its implementation and impacts. 

A coalition of medical organizations, including the Physicians Advocacy Institute and 16 state medical associations, filed an amicus brief supporting a legal challenge to the No Surprises Act dispute resolution process, according to a news release emailed to Becker's.

Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic told virtual attendees at the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 10 that the company expects to reach $2.6 billion in revenue in 2022.

These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few weeks. 

Stanford (Calif.) Health Care has named Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Jones board chair. 

The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordinator Center warned the healthcare sector about a cybercrime group targeting the industry.

Several hospital and health system executives stepped down from their positions in recent months. 

Transcarent, a digital health platform for self-insured employers founded by former Livongo CEO Glen Tullman, closed a $200 million series C funding round Jan. 11.