This fall, CMS will start sharing monthly utilization reports with Part D plans on how their enrollees are using the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program. The agency said in an Aug. 5 memo that the reports will be organized at both…
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Hospital and health system CEO turnover is running hotter in 2026 than it did in 2025, with a bigger share of successors coming from the COO ranks, according to Becker’s tracking of hospital executive moves. The turnover comes as systems…
Eli Lilly and Co. extended its advantage over Novo Nordisk in the GLP-1 market during the second quarter, even as Novo’s oral Wegovy notched a strong early launch. Lilly reported Aug. 5 second-quarter revenue of $22.97 billion, up 48% year…
Hospital price caps are gaining momentum across the U.S. A number of states have enacted or are advancing legislation to limit what hospitals can charge commercial payers, and health system leaders are navigating what those policies mean for their organizations. …
The Department of State, in coordination with the CDC and Congress, said it intends to provide an additional $242 million in funding for the Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding areas. The U.S. is the…
Memphis-based Regional One Health has revealed the first renderings of its plan for a $900 million hospital campus in Memphis. While the current project cost is $900 million, that figure could change as the system moves through the design process,…
St. Louis-based SSM Health filed a request for review with the National Labor Relations Board on Aug. 5, seeking to appeal the certification of a June 11 union election in which registered nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wis.,…
Health systems, insurers and AI companies are facing a wave of litigation in 2026 over how artificial intelligence is used to make or influence decisions about patient care, coverage and billing. Here are three cases testing where accountability lands when…
Daisy Rodriguez, MSN, RN, has been named CEO and chief nursing officer of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System, according to an Aug. 5 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Rodriguez succeeds Kim Needham as CEO. A Vista Health spokesperson confirmed…
Payers and for-profit health systems alike are feeling the fallout from changes to the ACA environment, according to second-quarter 2026 earnings. Centene’s exchange membership fell by more than 2 million, Cigna announced plans to exit ACA exchanges entirely in 2027,…