Almost 3 million older Americans were dropped from Medicare Advantage plans after insurance carriers pulled out of their counties, according to a recent analysis. The analysis, published in JAMA, analyzed the impacts of insurers dropping MA plans in 2026. MA…
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Nearly $500 million in Utah Medicaid funds meant for patient care was used on administrative fees, The Salt Lake Tribune reported April 4. The state auditor report highlighted gaps with a Skilled Nursing Facility Upper Payment Limit Medicaid program that…
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Andy Leveque has been named regional vice president of human resources for Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, effective April 2026. Medical City Healthcare is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Leveque will oversee colleague engagement, employee relations, recruitment and retention…
Cancer groups have begun responding to the Trump administration’s proposed $15.8 billion cut to HHS included in the fiscal year 2027 budget. The proposal includes a $5 billion funding cut to the National Institutes of Health — of which the…
Jackson (Ala.) Hospital is notifying 13,910 individuals that their data may have been breached in a cybersecurity incident involving a debt collector. The hospital said it discovered in late January that its patients’ information was compromised in a July 2024…
Across the U.S., male physician assistants are out-earning their female counterparts, with the widest disparity as of the end of 2024 found in Louisiana, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ 2024 Statistical Profile of Board Certified…
Kansas City, Kan.-based The University of Kansas Health System will discontinue pediatric ICU services amid low patient volumes and increased demand for inpatient beds from newborns and adults. Only six of the health system’s 1,621 licensed beds are designated for…