Optum is laying off 98 people in Moline, Ill., as it closes a mail-order pharmacy facility, according to regulatory documents filed June 5. The notice names Optum Services as the employer and lists the cuts under a plant closure at…
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More than a decade after Michigan expanded Medicaid through the Healthy Michigan Plan, a University of Michigan report suggests the policy provides significant benefits to patients, as well as for hospitals, primary care providers and the broader healthcare safety net.…
The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to make the proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X) model voluntary, warning that mandatory nationwide participation would impose unsustainable financial and operational burdens on hospitals — particularly safety-net, rural and sole-community…
Jose Mathew was named vice president of technology and innovation at Children’s Nebraska, effective July 6. In this role, Mr. Mathew will be responsible for accelerating innovation, analytics, AI capabilities and digital transformation initiatives, according to a June 10 news…
Hospitals in the top quartile for employee engagement are 4.2 times more likely to achieve top patient experience scores, according to a Press Ganey report that analyzed feedback from more than 2.6 million healthcare employees and physicians surveyed in 2025.…
The National Institutes of Health has selected John Powers III, MD, as acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which oversees a $6.6 billion budget and is the agency’s second-largest institute. Dr. Powers previously served as…
In healthcare, a cyberattack is a patient safety crisis as well as an IT problem. As the frequency and sophistication of cyber threats continue to escalate, the organizations tasked with protecting hospitals and health systems have never been more critical. …
Med-Metrix has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CanAide from HCAP Partners. CanAide provides technology-enabled services that help healthcare providers improve patient access and optimize their front-end revenue cycle performance, according to a June 10 news release. Med-Metrix said the…
I have practiced medicine for 24 years. I have watched patients recover, watched communities grow, and watched colleagues practice with pride in what they built. What I never expected to watch was Medicare pay me less than it costs to…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has been one of the healthcare industry’s most active hospital sellers in recent years, continuing a divestiture strategy that has reshaped ownership in markets across the country. Since 2024, buyers of CHS hospitals have included…