Hospital expenses per adjusted inpatient day vary widely across states and ownership types, with costs ranging from under $700 to more than $6,000 depending on location and whether a facility is government-run, nonprofit or for-profit, according to KFF. The data…
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CVS Health reported progress on key affordability and access initiatives, including reduced prior authorization burdens and expanded biosimilar adoption. The company has about half as many medical services subject to prior authorization as its nearest competitor, according to a Jan.…
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The Indiana Hospital Association, Indiana State Medical Association and Indiana Physicians Health Alliance are all supporting a bill targeting Elevance Health’s out-of-network provider penalties, the organizations shared in a Jan. 21 news release. The bill advanced in the state’s legislature…
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In this episode, recorded live at the Becker’s 13th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, Mark Behl, President & CEO of NorthBay Health, discusses investing in new technology, collaborating with payers to enhance patient experience, creating tech solutions to improve efficiency,…
The Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic region of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has unveiled a new brand identity to mark the one-year anniversary of the two organizations joining forces, signaling the next phase of their combined system. Marshfield Clinic officially partnered…
Johnson & Johnson reported $33.8 billion in MedTech sales for 2025, a 6.1% increase from the prior year. Operational sales for the segment grew 5.4%, driven by cardiovascular and surgical products, according to a Jan. 21 earnings release. The company…
Neil Veloso will become vice president of innovation and technology commercialization at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, effective Feb. 2. In the role, Mr. Veloso will oversee the hospital’s Office of Technology Commercialization and Innovation Center, according to a…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has added weekly MRI services at Westfield (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital through a new mobile imaging unit. The hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the program, which will offer MRI scans every Tuesday and Saturday, according…