Jeff Flaks doesn’t lead with the hard stuff. He knows it’s there — the reimbursement pressure, the public policy uncertainty, the compounding financial strain bearing down on health systems across the country. The CEO of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, system spanning…
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Paragould-based Arkansas Methodist Medical Center merged with Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care, becoming Baptist’s 25th hospital and third in Arkansas. The merger comes after Arkansas Methodist signed a nonbinding letter of intent in April 2025 to join the health…
Express Scripts agreed to pay a $1.5 million administrative penalty and implement corrective actions following an investigation by the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner. Between May 2024 and August 2025, the state office reviewed the pharmacy benefit manager’s…
Binghamton (N.Y.) University is expanding its global pharmacy education initiatives through new partnerships with two institutions in India: Nirma University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. In January, faculty members traveled to Ahmedabad and Manipal to advance collaborations on pharmacy…
Gina Butcher has been named CFO of Detroit-based Children’s Hospital of Michigan, according to a March 1 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Butcher served as CFO of DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, according to her LinkedIn page.…
As health systems and laboratories navigate another year of margin pressures and policy uncertainties, many leaders are reexamining long-standing operational assumptions and strategies. One area ripe for reinvention is medical couriers, responsible for moving specimens, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and other critical…
Becker’s Healthcare is proud to honor 93 hospitals and health systems with exceptional simulation and education programs. These innovative initiatives give students and healthcare professionals the opportunity to sharpen their skills in realistic, controlled environments that closely replicate real-world clinical…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has received a $1.25 million commitment from the Better Together Fund, established by First Quality Enterprises, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of personal care and healthcare products, according to a March 4 news release shared with Becker’s. The investment will…
The American Hospital Association is urging HHS to prevent Novo Nordisk from requiring 340B entities to submit all claims-level data to the Denmark-based drugmaker. Enacted in 1992, the federal 340B program obligates drugmakers to provide discounts on outpatient medications to…
Novo Nordisk has received a second warning letter from the FDA in less than a month, this time over an advertisement promoting its blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic. In a Feb. 26 letter, the FDA said a direct-to-consumer television advertisement titled…