The Congressional Joint Economic Committee identified an additional $13.4 billion contributing to higher Medicare Part B premiums in 2025 due to Medicare Advantage overpayments, according to a March 10 report. The committee relied on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimates. Overpayments…
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An oncology pharmacy leader at Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., has joined Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., as director of oncology and infusion services. Vince Sung, PharmD, announced his role change in a March 10 LinkedIn…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has expanded its Virtual Second Opinions program to patients in 39 states. More than 150 Cedars-Sinai specialists participate in the program, giving patients access to specialized expertise across more than 600 conditions. After completing a questionnaire and…
McKinsey’s “State of Organizations 2026” report highlights several disruptions affecting organizations globally, including challenges hospital and health system leaders are grappling with. The report is based on survey responses collected from June to September from more than 10,000 senior executives…
A disability advocacy organization and two individuals have filed a class-action lawsuit against Epic, alleging the EHR vendor uses its dominant market position to block interoperability and make it difficult for patients to access their medical records. The lawsuit, filed…
Saginaw, Mich.-based Covenant HealthCare and Detroit-based Henry Ford Health have launched a clinical affiliation to expand access to complex neurological care in Saginaw, effective April 1. The partnership will create a joint program, Covenant HealthCare in partnership with Henry Ford…
Private equity firms have become a major force in healthcare, investing more than $1 trillion over the last ten years, according to a recent report from New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. The report, published March…
Less than one year after unionizing, nurses and advanced practitioners at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh are proposing national nurse staffing standards as part of their first contract negotiations with UPMC. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania members presented the proposals to Pittsburgh-based…
Idaho Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill to repeal Medicaid expansion, the Idaho Capital Sun reported March 9. Four things to know: 1. The proposed legislation would repeal Medicaid expansion on Jan. 1, 2028, removing about 90,000 Idaho residents…
Ipsen, a Paris-based drugmaker, is removing its cancer drug Tazverik (tazemetostat) from the U.S. market because of safety concerns. An ongoing Tazverik clinical trial has reported adverse events of secondary hematologic malignancies — which are blood cancers — indicating “the…