Citing a decline in reimbursements, Boca Raton, Fla.-based Cancer Treatment Centers of America has laid off employees, the Sun-Sentinel reports.  By Kelly Gooch - 11/29/18

Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, quietly stepped down as tenured professor of radiology at  Salt Lake City-based University of Utah in April, one year after she resigned as CEO of its health system and dean of its medical school, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.  By Julie Spitzer - 11/29/18

A San Francisco politician is seeking to remove Mark Zuckerberg's name from the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center despite the Facebook chairman, CEO and co-founder's $75 million donation to the hospital, according to Business Insider.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/29/18

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Ky., part of Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Kentucky Health System, confirmed it will eliminate positions.    By Kelly Gooch - 11/29/18

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the Trump administration plans to protect health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions in the event a judge rules in favor of 20 states in a lawsuit against the ACA, according to a report on insurancenewsnet.com.  By Kelly Gooch - 11/29/18

Roughly one-third (35 percent) of voters identified as "not confident at all" when asked if they are confident Congress can work together to address the healthcare issues facing the country, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's November Tracking Poll.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/29/18

Amazon's announcement earlier this month to split its second headquarters between Long Island City in New York's Queens borough and Arlington, Va.'s Crystal City neighborhood brought an onslaught of backlash from many New Yorkers who claim the move will cause even more issues for the state, NBC News reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/29/18

The U.S. Navy released a statement Nov. 27 stating the false active shooter alert at Bethesda, Md.-based Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was caused by an "improper" alert, according to CNN.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/29/18

Ride-share company Lyft is set to announce its hiring of Megan Callahan, the former chief strategy officer and senior vice president for Change Healthcare, which merged with McKesson in 2017, to lead its healthcare business, CNBC reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/29/18

It's time to reshape the traditional post-care accounts receivable process.  By Morgan Haefner - 11/29/18

It's time to reshape the traditional post-care accounts receivable process.  By Morgan Haefner - 11/29/18

Pittsburgh-based UPMC chaplain and nurse Daniel Leger, RN, who was injured in the Oct. 27 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill, Pa., has been discharged from the hospital, UPMC officials announced.     By Kelly Gooch - 11/28/18

CVS Health closed its $70 billion acquisition of Aetna Nov. 28 and plans to repurpose many of its stores to dedicate more space to care delivery, according to USA Today.  By Leo Vartorella - 11/28/18

In an op-ed for Nurse.com, Eileen Williamson, MSN, RN, discusses why more hospitals and health systems should consider placing nurses on their leadership boards and commissions.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/28/18

Leaders who allow their egos to get inflated insulate themselves from the rest of the company and risk losing touch with their colleagues, culture and clients, according to the Harvard Business Review.  By Leo Vartorella - 11/28/18

In response to an article in The New York Times that linked hospital mergers to higher service prices for patients, AHA President Rick Pollack issued a statement claiming the article misrepresented the true causes of healthcare costs.  By Leo Vartorella - 11/27/18

With a newly won majority in the House, Democrats will look to push a new healthcare agenda next year, according to The Hill.  By Leo Vartorella - 11/27/18

Shawn Sheffield, chief strategy officer at Keck Medicine of University of Southern California in Los Angeles, discusses her prior academic and clinical administrative roles, what she's learned along the way and her advice to aspiring health system CSOs.  By Jackie Drees - 11/27/18

HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan revealed the names of the initial 15 private sector leaders participating in the Deputy Secretary's Innovation and Investment Summit, a yearlong collaboration that will host its first meeting Dec. 18.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/27/18

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote the week of Nov. 26 on a bill that would direct HHS to form a public-private partnership of health plans, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and anti-fraud organizations with the goal of rooting out fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare.     By Emily Rappleye - 11/27/18