As health systems continue to grapple with financial pressures from rising labor and supply costs and reimbursement challenges, days cash on hand remains an important measure of financial stability. Here are days cash on hand figures for 50 health systems…
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A toxicology journal has retracted a 2010 study that claimed male newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B in their first month of life had threefold greater odds of an autism diagnosis than those vaccinated later or not at all. In a…
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Cleveland Clinic has expanded its international patient services network into El Salvador, adding local representation in a market where it previously did not have an in-country presence. Nuria Sabater will serve as a liaison between patients in El Salvador and…
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Tzield (teplizumab) to delay the decline in endogenous insulin production in children ages 8 to 17 years recently diagnosed with stage 3 Type 1 diabetes. The approval makes Tzield the first disease-modifying therapy…
In fiscal 2024, Medicare Advantage patients remained in the hospital 11.2% longer on average than those in traditional Medicare, according to a June 15 report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. MedPAC advises Congress on the Medicare program. Its June report noted…
Illinois will provide $24.7 million in funding to 434 pharmacies through the Illinois Pharmacy Support Program. The program was created to support pharmacies at risk of closure or financial strain, particularly those serving rural areas, low-income communities and populations with…
CMS has fined Crown Point, Ind.-based Pinnacle Hospital a second time for alleged price transparency violations. The hospital, which has fewer than 30 beds, was issued its first fine Feb. 4. The $51,615 fine covered 155 days of noncompliance with…
A consensus has formed across five large health systems: Clinical integration of behavioral health is instrumental to improving outcomes across specialties and reducing overall utilization. Elicia Bunch, vice president of behavioral health at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth, told Becker’s true clinical integration starts…
Middle-age adults who use GLP-1 medications for obesity could save an average of $192,735 in lifetime medical costs, according to a study published in June by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Researchers from Los Angeles-based University of Southern California…