A March analysis from KFF aims to shed light on CMS’ upcoming BALANCE model for GLP-1 coverage — highlighting financial requirements, operational mandates and unresolved policy questions — ahead of its 2027 launch. The model, announced in December, builds on the…
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital-Toledo (Ohio) plans to invest $100 million to $150 million to expand pediatric care across northwest Ohio over the next five years. Four things to know: 1. The investment will fund construction of two outpatient pediatric facilities aimed…
Federal lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation that would cap patients’ insulin costs at $35 per month. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and John Kennedy, R-La., introduced the bill March 25. The $35 monthly price cap…
Barbara Donaho, BSN, who served as president and CEO of St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., from 1991 to 1994, died March 13. She was 92. After retirement, she was chair of the advisory committee for Kent, Ohio-based Kent…
A Canadian religious group, Mission Fund, is suing UnitedHealth Group because the company did not include the group’s proposal for reporting on acquisition consequences in its 2026 proxy materials, according to a March 20 filing in the federal district court in Washington,…
Kathryn Willbarger has been appointed CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y., effective May 26. Ms. Willbarger most recently served as COO of Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., where she oversaw day-to-day operations for a $340 million health…
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Avlayah (tividenofusp alfa-eknm) for the treatment of neurologic manifestations of Hunter syndrome in pediatric patients, marking the first new therapy for the rare genetic disorder in nearly 20 years. Avlayah is indicated for…
Perioperative services remain one of hospitals’ most critical revenue engines, yet many organizations still manage OR staffing through fragmented data and manual workarounds. At Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), that challenge spanned 53 operating rooms, where scheduling processes…
Florida lawmakers have passed emergency legislation to restore access to HIV medications for thousands of residents who lost coverage under the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program earlier this year. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 697 into law March 24, allocating…
The Kansas Legislature has approved sweeping regulations targeting pharmacy benefit managers with the passage of the Kansas Consumer Prescription Protection and Accountability Act. The bill establishes a comprehensive framework governing PBM practices, including bans on spread pricing and point-of-sale fees,…