As oral GLP-1 therapies draw increasing attention, most pharmacy leaders say they are not making major operational changes yet. However, they are closely monitoring how a potential shift could reshape distribution, reimbursement and pharmacy strategy. Rather than prompting immediate action,…
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New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery named Joel Press, MD, physician-in-chief, effective May 1. In his role, Dr. Press will advance nonoperative musculoskeletal care across the system by supporting regional expansion, optimizing practice operations, and improving access and patient…
About 58% of physician-scientists are considering leaving academic medicine in the next two years, and 44% are looking at moving abroad, according to a New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine survey. The study, published in the preparing server medRxiv,…
Elizabeth Schwartz has been named senior vice president and head of government relations for the Federation of American Hospitals. In her new role, Ms. Schwartz will oversee FAH’s engagement with policymakers and key stakeholders, driving the organization’s priorities across key…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has signed an agreement for its logo to appear on the jerseys of the CT United FC men’s professional soccer team. The health system’s emblem appears on the side of the franchise’s home and away…
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., have introduced a bill that would extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program allows rural hospitals with fewer than 51 beds that don’t qualify…
A federal lawsuit tied to Prospect Medical Holdings’ 2023 data breach has been voluntarily dismissed. According to a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, plaintiffs and Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings jointly filed a…
Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health System filed a lawsuit against Elevance’s Wellpoint Texas, formerly Amerigroup Texas, due to alleged payment failures for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, according to a March complaint. Harris Health began flagging payment delays in 2020. Following an escalation in 2021,…
Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro has become the world’s top-selling medication, surpassing Merck’s cancer therapy Keytruda. Mounjaro generated $8.7 billion in first-quarter sales for Eli Lilly, a 125% increase year over year, according to the company’s April 30 earnings release.…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente said a commissioned analysis found lower prescription drug costs for Washington state commercial employer groups enrolled in its health plans compared with matched market benchmarks. The review, conducted by Milliman, compared Kaiser Permanente’s 2023 prescription drug…