Joyce Markiewicz took the helm of Catholic Health at the beginning of the month after former CEO Mark Sullivan stepped down. It’s a high-profile job that puts her every decision under the microscope of patients, employees, and the public.
Healthcare representatives from across the United States are urging Congress to halt cuts to funding that helps hospitals care for uninsured or low-income patients who rely on Medicaid.
A nationwide search for two executive positions within the Blue Cross of Idaho company structure yielded hires from Texas and Arkansas. Recently, the nonprofit medical insurance provider announced that Dr. Melissa Kizilos, MD, was hired as its chief medical officer, and Leslie Carter was hired as the company’s new chief operations officer.
Comments to antitrust regulators lay bare Americans' anger and disillusionment over consolidation's effects on all sectors of the economy, but especially healthcare.
A Medicare effort to boost payments to primary care doctors and better coordinate care for patients with complex medical needs has set off a lobbying frenzy to forestall steep cuts specialists.