For the first time, payers must publicly post data on how often they deny prior authorization requests, how quickly they process them and how often denials are overturned on appeal. The first reports are due March 31 under a rule…
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Barclay Berdan, CEO of Arlington-based Texas Health Resources, will retire in September after four decades with the health system. During his tenure, Mr. Berdan led significant transformation across the system’s clinical, digital and operational capabilities, according to a March 30…
ACA enrollment reached 23.1 million in 2026, a 5% decrease from 2025, CMS reported March 27. While enrollment is down about 1.2 million consumers from the open enrollment period last year, 2026 enrollment is still 8% and 41% higher than…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health cited Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest for using pepper spray to restrain a combative patient, The Morning Call reported March 30. The Sept. 14 incident involved a patient who was brought by ambulance to…
Patients who need an interpreter wait longer to be evaluated by a physician in the emergency department, and only 68% of those who needed an interpreter were correctly identified, a recent study found. The study, published in The American Journal…
The Delaware Health Resources Board has approved Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare to build a $75 million, 73-bed freestanding acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Newark. The 92,000-square-foot facility is part of ChristianaCare’s three-year plan to invest more than $865 million in expanding…
Fort Mill, S.C.-based Piedmont Medical Center plans to realign services across its two hospital campuses, ending obstetrics and labor and delivery services at one location and moving them to another. Four things to know: 1. Obstetrics, labor and delivery and…
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. has filed suit to block Washington state’s new 340B law, arguing it conflicts with federal 340B rules and violates the U.S. Constitution. The law, which takes effect June 10, 2026, bars drug manufacturers from restricting contract pharmacy…
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Steve Littleson’s last day as president and CEO of Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare was Feb. 17 — one day after the system was acquired by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Foundation. Allen Stefanek was appointed interim CEO, effective Feb. 17, and…