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Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit health system in Texas, has been undergoing a consumer-focused transformation aimed at expanding access. After hearing concerns from consumers who had and had not used the system about access gaps, it…
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Before joining Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System in February as system chief nursing officer, Caren Lewis, BSN, RN, told Becker’s she quickly came to love the organization. Ms. Lewis’ career so far has spanned from Southern charm and hospitality —…
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced legislation March 2 that would reverse the Medicaid and ACA changes enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing services for…
Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s has named Jay Merry as executive director of revenue cycle, according to a March 2 post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Merry joins Shriners from Goshen (Ind.) Health, where he served as revenue cycle administrator since…
Philadelphia-based Drexel University and Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care have formed a workforce partnership designed to create clearer pathways into nursing roles, with a focus on strengthening the transition from education to practice. Under the agreement, Cooper employees interested…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is urging federal health officials to reconsider a proposed rule that would eliminate certain oversight requirements for AI tools used in healthcare. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, Mr. Bonta…
Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries are so common that they have become almost invisible in discussions about healthcare spending. Yet for self-insured employers and other plan sponsors, MSK conditions consistently rank among the top cost drivers, often representing 20–30% of total health…
Measles outbreaks could cost the U.S. healthcare system $1.5 billion annually by 2030 if vaccination rates continue to drop, according to a new analysis from researchers at Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn. The report, published Feb.…