UnitedHealth Group topped payers’ first-quarter profits, according to recent filings. The company also dominated 2025 earnings, taking in $12.06 billion last year. From signaling a broad ACA pullback to touting AI investments, insurers’ first-quarter calls illuminated strategic bets for the…
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Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is seeking to build a new community hospital in Wilmington, N.C., pending regulatory approvals. Six things to know: 1. The proposed hospital will be built on a 62-acre site and is targeted to open in…
Members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are set to begin a five-day strike May 19 at Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, part of Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System. Four things to know: 1. The union represents…
Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, MD, a nurse practitioner and pediatric educator, graduated with her medical degree at 72 years old, The Washington Post reported May 10. Dr. Zuidgeest-Craft had planned to attend medical school at age 40, but delayed her dream to…
Exeter (N.H.) Hospital — part of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health — has named Steven Shaffer CFO, according to a LinkedIn post from an executive recruiter for the health system. Mr. Shaffer brings 30 years of experience to his…
Regions with higher telehealth adoption during the pandemic did not experience statistically significant increases in ambulatory visits or total medical spending compared to lower-adoption regions, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open. The University of California…
Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center has launched MyChart Bedside, a digital platform designed to help hospitalized patients access real-time information about their care during inpatient stays. The platform enables patients to view daily schedules, medications, upcoming tests and educational materials tailored…
As patient volumes climb, hospital leaders are under pressure to expand capacity without expanding their physical footprint. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System found a way to do exactly that — doubling daily discharges and unlocking the equivalent of 80…
The FDA said the current supply of estrogen patches does not meet the agency’s criteria for a drug shortage despite growing reports from physicians and patients about difficulty filling prescriptions, according to a May 10 NBC News report. FDA Commissioner…
Pharmacy leaders across major health systems say one set of changes would do more than anything else to expand pharmacy’s role in care delivery: Remove the regulatory and reimbursement barriers that prevent pharmacists from practicing at the top of their…