Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Health has named Amy Reigner chief human resources officer. Ms. Reigner returned to the organization where she began her Penn Medicine career in 2011 as a human resources business partner, according to a July 21…
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A former vice president at Centene filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the company July 21. Kay Timmerman filed the complaint in the St. Louis County Circuit Court. The filing said Ms. Timmerman was 59 years old. In August 2025,…
Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health named Dean Kindler, MD, the system’s first chief clinical officer. Dr. Kindler, a vascular neurologist, will oversee the clinical enterprise and medical group, and help establish a sustainable path to financial strength, operational excellence and…
A research letter published online July 20 in JAMA Pediatrics examined obesity treatment trends among adolescents and young adults between May 2022 and January 2026. Here are four findings to know: The shift builds on trends already showing up in…
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against 13 drug manufacturers and data management firm Second Sight Solutions, alleging they unlawfully restricted healthcare providers’ access to 340B drug discounts in violation of state law. The July 22 lawsuit…
In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker’s Healthcare, examines the growing momentum behind state hospital price cap legislation, evolving scrutiny of private equity in healthcare, and new federal Medicaid payment actions. He discusses how these policy changes could affect…
Dave Braasch, president of BJC HealthCare’s Alton (Ill.) Memorial Hospital and the system’s senior pharmacy executive, plans to retire at the end of 2026 after 46 years of service. Mr. Braasch has served as president for 20 years and, during…
A total of 743 general acute-care hospitals have closed across the United States since 2000, according to a July 22 news release from the Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and shared with Becker’s. The…
Michael Mover has resigned as management agreement executive serving as chief information Officer for Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health. Mr. Mover made the announcement via LinkedIn July 22. He resigned June 29. “As I close this chapter, I’m filled with gratitude…
Active U.S. drug shortages increased to 227 in the second quarter of 2026, marking the third consecutive quarterly increase, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Nearly half of all new shortages this year involve medications made by a…