Leadership & Management

With a newly won majority in the House, Democrats will look to push a new healthcare agenda next year, according to The Hill.

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.

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.

The CEO of Maryland's largest health insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, said the company is eyeing further expansions into government programs and supports a proposal to require all state residents to purchase health insurance, according to The Baltimore Sun.

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…

Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Hospital has new owners, a new name and a new leadership team, but it's struggling to escape an old reputation in a highly competitive environment, according to NJ.com.

A Maine judge ruled that outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage must implement the Medicaid expansion approved by voters in 2017, according to The Hill.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., released plans for 2019 legislation to lower prescription drug prices.

A group of hospital, payer and pharmaceutical lobbyists want to temper the Democratic Party messaging around "Medicare for All," according to The Intercept. 

Hospitals and health systems seek to keep their employees healthy and happy. To accomplish this, they implement various initiatives, including tobacco cessation programs, healthy food options and discounted rates at gyms and fitness centers.