The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus has initiated a plan to eliminate racial inequities in healthcare.

America's racial disparities are on full display in healthcare. Studies show that racial minorities, particularly Black Americans, have worse health outcomes than whites.

House Democrats introduced a new healthcare bill June 22 that aims to enhance and expand the ACA.

Kara Odom Walker, MD, will become senior vice president and chief population health officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health System in September, and she brings senior-level governmental experience to the roles.

Physician leaders from the University of Pennsylvania and the chief innovation officer of Penn Medicine in Philadelphia shared five lessons learned during the organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Harvard Business Review.

Healthcare again was a decisive issue for voters partaking in primary elections June 23.

A petition is calling on Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care to provide greater transparency to community members in staffing decisions and a moratorium on layoffs. 

Healthcare executives in the Milwaukee area say they plan to continue offering elective care even if COVID-19 hospitalizations spike, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. 

The White House is expected to file legal briefs with the Supreme Court this week that will ask the justices to end the ACA, according to The New York Times. 

Optum, a big revenue-driver of UnitedHealth Group, is led by a medley of health insurance veterans, past hospital executives and healthcare outsiders.

Black female physicians are using prominent non-Black physicians' Twitter accounts June 22 to connect with audiences they may not typically reach, as reported by STAT.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System has cut 93 nonclinical positions to help offset financial damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Three dozen Chicago healthcare organizations said racism is a public health crisis and collectively pledged to work together to improve health equity citywide.  

An interesting finding about mentorship stems from researchers' new analysis of six related studies, including one pertaining to "The Voice," in which they found individuals are more likely to select advisors who express high amounts of positivity toward them. This has its downsides.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who registered as a lobbyist earlier this month, has three new health system clients: Atlantic Health System, Hackensack Meridian Health and RWJBarnabas Health. 

I imagine it would be hard to find an American right now who has not been part of conversations about race these last few weeks. We've watched black men and women die at the hands of law enforcement and seen other racist incidents. The list of names is painfully long. And, we've seen our streets filled with protests. 

Mark Kimball, CEO of Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, N.C., is among the 11 leaders laid off by Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System June 12 to help offset financial damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Clay County Progress.

When John Starcher took the helm of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health in 2018, he was tasked with leading a new organization formed through the merger of Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System and Cincinnati-based Mercy Health. The president and CEO has had a new challenge in recent months — leading the 50-hospital health system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Only 36 percent of full-time U.S. healthcare workers say they're confident they'll stay safe by following their hospital's COVID-19 policies, according to Gallup.

Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo., has eliminated 22 positions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Pueblo Chieftain.