Strategy
Walmart Pulls Back on Health Centers as Retailers Struggle to Scale
Jay Asser | April 19, 2024
Disruptors are finding expansion into healthcare a bumpy ride when it comes to the primary care business.
Marketing
Atrium Health shared patient data with Facebook, class-action lawsuit alleges
The Charlotte Observer | April 19, 2024
A class-action lawsuit filed in North Carolina accuses Atrium Health of allowing Facebook and Google to access patient information online...
Pharma
Walgreens pharmacists launch the 'Phed Up' tour, advocating for better pay, conditions
WGNTV.com | April 19, 2024
Demonstrations are taking place at Walgreens across the Chicago area leading up to a big rally outside Walgreens headquarters on...
Payer
St. Louis could soon forgive residents' medical debt, if Mayor Tishaura Jones approves
St. Louis Public Radio | April 19, 2024
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen this week unanimously approved a bill that would spend $800,000 of federal coronavirus relief...
Strategy
Supreme Court considers EMTALA preemption of state abortion bans
Reuters | April 19, 2024
On April 24, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in consolidated cases asking whether EMTALA preempts, under certain emergency circumstances,...
Clinical Care
Facing financial problems, tiny Mahnomen (MN) hospital cuts in-patient care
MPR News | April 19, 2024
The tiny hospital is converting to a rural emergency hospital, leaving many rural Minnesotans far from in-patient care. It's the...
Strategy
Cancer patients devastated after Steward closes specialty center in Brockton
CBS News Boston | April 19, 2024
Steward Medical Group officials say the hematology oncology service at its Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton has temporarily paused,...
Technology
Medicare official says breakthrough device reimbursement rule coming in early summer
STAT News | April 19, 2024
The agency has faced intense pressure from device makers frustrated with the slow pace of Medicare reimbursement decisions.
Human Resources
'Devalued, disempowered, and unseen': Mass General Brigham doctors react to latest merger step
The Boston Globe | April 19, 2024
Physicians fear demotions, corporatization as hospital system moves to combine departments.
Strategy
New Federal Portal Urges Public to Report Healthcare Anticompetitive Practices
John Commins | April 18, 2024
HealthyCompetition.gov is the latest effort by federal regulators to monitor the ongoing consolidation of the healthcare sector.
Pharma
Drug shortages at highest since 2014: Chemo drugs, Wegovy, ADHD medications affected
USA Today | April 18, 2024
Both basic and life-saving drugs are in short supply, from oxytocin and chemotherapy medications to prescriptions for to ADHD medications.
Clinical Care
Mass. approves request to add nearly 100 new beds at MGH
Boston Globe | April 18, 2024
State regulators on Wednesday approved a request from Massachusetts General Hospital to add nearly 100 new beds to its massive...
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