A recent ruling from a federal judge on a case between GenBioPro and the State of West Virginia dismisses claims that the ban is unconstitutional, but the question of telemedicine prescriptions remains.
The drugstore chain is preparing a chapter 11 filing within weeks and doesn't have an agreement with opioid plaintiffs, people familiar with its plans said.
PeaceHealth is closing its Eugene hospital and moving services to its other location in Springfield. This will leave Eugene, a city of about 178,000 people, without a hospital.
In the end, it was an "undynamic" breakup, Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen said. After more than a year of conversation and controversy, Sanford ultimately decided its second attempt to merge with Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services was going to go the same way as the first.
Corewell Health has announced new leadership for its East region. The nonprofit health system's chief operating officer, Dr. Darryl Elmouchi, has been appointed the interim president, officials said in a statement. Elmouchi replaces Ben Schwartz, MD, who is leaving the organization Monday after a year in the role, according to the release.
A growing body of evidence shows that consolidation in healthcare provider markets has led to increases in prices without clear evidence of increases in quality.