The top official of Illinois' Medicaid program recently said if the state legislature does not enact certain measures to hold down Medicaid costs, the state's program could be "heading toward a crisis," according to an Associated Press/Chicago Tribune report.
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Mission Health in Asheville, N.C., has named Lynn Boggs president and CEO of The McDowell Hospital in Marion, N.C., according to a McDowell News report.
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Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., has named Melany Gavulic interim president and CEO, according to a Flint Journal report.
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Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, Hartford Hospital's regional care network, has announced a potential affiliation with Backus Corporation, parent company of Backus Healthcare System, based in Norwich, Conn., according to a Hartford HealthCare news release.