Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago voted May 14-16 to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United. Of 1,830 eligible voters, 1,540 ballots were counted, with 1,190 votes cast in favor of…
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Matt Settergren joined Optum Financial, a financial services provider that focuses on consumer health accounts, as COO, according to a May LinkedIn post. Mr. Settergren’s most recent role was at financial services firm Wealth Enhancement. Previously, he worked in strategy…
Stanford Health Care’s hospital-at-home program was never supposed to look like a traditional hospital-at-home program. California regulations prevented the health system from fully operating under CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver model, forcing leaders to rethink how care could…
The FDA has issued an early alert for certain Draeger anesthesia workstations tied to a manufacturing issue that could cause mechanical ventilation to fail before or during use. Affected devices include the Atlan A350 and Atlan A350 XL anesthesia workstations,…
The average ACA deductible has jumped 37%, an increase of more than $1,000 per person, from 2025 to 2026, according to a KFF analysis published May 19. The analysis pulls from CMS and state open enrollment reports, along with KFF survey data…
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear petitions from six major drugmakers challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, leaving in place lower court rulings that upheld the program and effectively closing off the industry’s best remaining path to…
Attorneys general from 25 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block an Education Department rule that limits which degree programs qualify for higher federal student loan limits. The rule — finalized…
As a Nebraska health system monitors 18 passengers for Andes hantavirus and several states track potential exposure, the CDC outlined three hantaviruses U.S. clinicians should consider when evaluating patients. The Andes hantavirus is a New World hantavirus that the CDC…
John Wigneswaran, MD, has been named chief operating officer of the American Medical Association, effective June 1, according to a May 19 news release shared with Becker’s. In his new role, Dr. Wigneswaran will oversee AMA’s business operations, health solutions,…
Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System is expanding MRI access for patients with pacemakers and implantable defibrillators across North Alabama, according to a May 13 report from WAAY 31. Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens, Ala., is the latest facility in the system…