This is a new organization that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to create, consolidating the functions of many federal health organizations and cutting significant staff. The Guardian reports: Robert F Kennedy Jr said the nation’s health agencies will cut 10,000 jobs from their 82,000-person workforce – an enormous reduction the US health secretary characterized as…
Our mental health system is not designed to treat people in crisis. Instead of being administered right away and effectively, it shoves patients through a maze of barriers. If we are serious about saving lives, then we must reconsider how mental health care is administered. The post The Mental Health Crisis: Why Immediate and Affordable…
Join us Thursday, October 24, at 1pm ET for a webinar sponsored by Personify Health on how employers navigate the intricate challenges posed by rising healthcare costs while prioritizing employee health and well-being. The post How Do Employers Address Rising Healthcare Costs? appeared first on MedCity News.
Threat actors continue to refine their strategies, and the financial incentives for cybercrime persist. However, the combination of stronger defenses, regulatory pressure, and industry collaboration is starting to shift the balance in favor of defenders. The post The Changing Landscape of Ransomware: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Paying Less appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] The 2025 Benefits Sentiment Index, a survey of 120 benefit consultants to self-insured employers, focuses on healthcare navigation, GLP-1 drug coverage and AI trends for healthcare benefits. The post Healthcare Benefit Trends Report: Managers Shift to More Independent Navigation, Embrace GLP-1 Drugs with Restrictions appeared first on MedCity News.
Tennessee-based Compassus has formed similar joint ventures with Ascension, Bon Secours Mercy Health and OhioHealth
ALEXANDER, N.C. — Aubreigh Osborne has a new best friend. Dressed in blue with a big ribbon in her blond curls, the 3-year-old sat in her mother’s lap carefully enunciating a classmate’s first name after hearing the words “best friend.” Just months ago, Gaile Osborne didn’t expect her adoptive daughter would make friends at school….
Successful mergers don’t just consolidate services. They unify people around a shared mission to serve their patients. If we want to see lasting success in healthcare M&A, it’s time to stop leading with checklists and start leading with people. The post Why Healthcare Mergers Fail and How to Prevent a Costly Collapse appeared first on…
…is large. At least according to a recent paper by Graham and Mujcic (2025). The focus of the paper is on the on the long term health, emotional and economic impacts of having a hopeful attitude. Hope has agentic properties which are relevant to people’s future outcomes. Following 25,000 randomly sampled Australian adults over a…
What happens when payers don’t comply with contract terms? What if a provider overlooks the fine print? Contracts between healthcare providers and payers are supposed to make each party’s responsibilities crystal clear. The reality is often murky. Providers face expensive consequences if they fail to adhere to payer policies – yet they often struggle to…