Medical student debt has been an issue for decades. For current Pennsylvania medical students, that continues to remain the case, according to a 2020 survey administered by the Pennsylvania Medical Society Medical Student Section (PAMED MSS). The survey asked students to identify from a list of topics the issues most important to them. Medical student debt ranked number one.
Centene added 1.3 million health plan members in the first quarter of this year on strong growth of its Medicaid business, boosting profits the company said would grow throughout the rest of the year.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is investing more than $11.5 billion over the next six years to expand their research and patient treatment opportunities. Said to be the largest strategic expansion in the Memphis hospital’s 60-year history, the project includes the construction of a $500 million outpatient clinic and doctor’s office along with a $110 million housing facility for patients and their families.
The Augusta University Health System is looking to cut costs after running a $20 million deficit in the first nine months of its budget year, due to increased costs coming at least in part from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A New York City woman who owned five pharmacies has admitted to defrauding over $6.5 million from Medicare and Medicaid programs, prosecutors said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Justice said Aleah Mohammed of Queens pleaded guilty to using her pharmacies to claim prescription drugs that weren't dispensed, not prescribed or weren't medically necessary.