A gunman opened fire at the Mercy Hospital & Medical Center campus in Chicago the afternoon of Nov. 19, killing a Chicago police officer, a physician and a first-year pharmacy resident, according to CBS Chicago.
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Three general acute care hospitals, several skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, and more than 300 patients have been evacuated as massive wildfires continue to burn across California, Bloomberg reports.
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation issued a report Nov. 15, illustrating the state of Massachusetts lost $15.2 billion due to the opioid epidemic and overdoses attributed to opioids, according to WBUR.
Cleveland Clinic-Medina (Ohio) Hospital went into lockdown Tuesday afternoon after reports of an active shooter in the hospital's medical office building, though the reports were later proven to be unsubstantiated, according to Cleveland.com.
Fueled by gusting winds, a fast-moving wildfire with 150-foot flames has scorched nearly everything in its path, damaging a hospital and prompting patient evacuations throughout Northern California.
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Three states — Idaho, Nebraska and Utah — voted in favor of expanding Medicaid Nov. 6, a decision that could benefit health insurers who are growing their managed care businesses, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.
Researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa conducted a study analyzing how opioid prescriptions affect children across different states.
Automated phone calls offering ACA-compliant or other health plans are on the rise, especially as the 2019 open enrollment session continues after its Nov. 1 launch, according to California Healthline.
Idaho, Nebraska, Utah and Montana have added Medicaid expansion to their midterm ballots, which could expand Medicaid eligibility to residents who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, The Hill reports.
CMS approved Wisconsin's Section 1115 waiver to implement new work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries Oct. 31.