California is projected to experience the largest potential losses in Medicaid coverage if federal work requirements are enacted, according to an analysis released by the Urban Institute on April 14. Approximately five million adults across the country could lose Medicaid…
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Among all states, excluding Colorado, California has the highest employment level in registered nurses nationwide, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment data were released April 2 and reflect data collected since May 2024.…
Micky Tripathi, PhD, former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been appointed chief AI implementation officer at Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn. A Mayo Clinic spokesperson confirmed Dr. Tripathi’s…
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has named Erin Albert, PharmD, as its new chief of pharmacy relations, network and privacy. Dr. Albert joined the Dallas-based company in 2022 and most recently served as vice president of pharmacy relations and…
The Federal Trade Commission has launched a public inquiry into the effect of federal regulations on competition to identify and reduce anticompetitive regulatory hurdles. Seven things to know: 1. The inquiry follows President Donal Trump’s April 9 executive order on…
Orlando (Fla.) Health has shared plans to spend more than $750 million for a new hospital, freestanding emergency departments and physician offices over the next four years. The facilities will be located throughout Brevard County, Fla., according to an April…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has released a new mini-documentary offering an unfiltered glimpse into life inside the intensive care unit. The film, Rise: Early Mobility in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, is the seventh installment in an acclaimed series produced in…
An Ohio physician pleaded guilty to his role in a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme that prescribed medical equipment and lab tests for patients who did not need them. Three things to know: 1. Timothy Sutton, MD, 43, of North…
Nicole Whims, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif. Ms. Whims has served in several leadership roles since joining the 342-bed hospital as a graduate nurse in 2006.…
In mid-March, King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services named Michael Coffey CFO of its Phoenix-based Valley Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital that specializes in chemical and mental dependency care. Along with cutting costs, Mr. Coffey told Becker’s that, in…