Concentra Prepares to Pay $265M for Occupational Health Peer
Executives expect to close on their deal, which will add 67 sites to Concentra’s network, this quarter.
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Creating Chaos at HHS
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
Hospitales dicen que no rechazarán pacientes, mientras los estados se posicionan sobre inmigración
California está aconsejando a los proveedores de atención médica que no pongan el estatus migratorio de los pacientes en las facturas y los registros médicos, y enfatiza que no tienen que ayudar a los agentes federales durante arrestos. Algunos hospitales y clínicas de Massachusetts están colgando carteles sobre derechos de privacidad en las salas de…
Battling Ransomware: How Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Cybersecurity to Protect Patient Data
Recognizing its vulnerability to cybercrime, the healthcare industry continues to prioritize cybersecurity. Here are some areas where organizations should be focusing their efforts. The post Battling Ransomware: How Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Cybersecurity to Protect Patient Data appeared first on MedCity News.
Medicaid: What to Watch in 2025
In 2025, many issues are at play that could affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care.
Bridging Clinical Research Gaps: How Site Augmentation Enhances Trial Success
Understanding how site augmentation services could be leveraged to overcome challenges is not the responsibility of one entity. The most creative and effective solutions arise from collaboration among all stakeholders — sponsors, CROs, service providers, and research sites. The post Bridging Clinical Research Gaps: How Site Augmentation Enhances Trial Success appeared first on MedCity News.
Trump’s Early Health Moves Signal Intent To Erase Biden’s Legacy. What’s Next is Unclear.
President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs. The orders he issued soon after reentering the White House have policymakers, health care executives, and patient advocates trying to read the tea leaves to determine…
Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy
Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable. But the state’s progress in extending health coverage to all residents could come to…
As States Diverge on Immigration, Hospitals Say They Won’t Turn Patients Away
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages. Meanwhile, Florida and Texas are requiring…
All The Way With LBJ – A Half Century After His Passing
By MIKE MAGEE This is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Lyndon Baines Johnson from his 5th Heart Attack. And two days ago was the 39th anniversary of the first celebration of a new federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In signing that original proclamation in 1983, President Ronald Reagan said, “The majesty of his message, the…