Nebraska hospitals are asking for more federal aid to help recover from the financial toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken. Nebraska Hospital Association officials say the pandemic has meant increased costs and a decline in revenue for hospitals, the Omaha World-Herald reported.
My name is Joshua Nemzoff, and I am the chief executive officer of StoneBridge Healthcare, a health care company formed to buy, save and turn around distressed hospitals in the cities and suburbs of America. We recently made an unsolicited offer to purchase Erlanger Health System for $475 million. It is important to explain to the residents of Hamilton County why we made this offer because this is about you and your health care.
After years of financial losses, Einstein Healthcare Network has no option but to merge with Thomas Jefferson University if its flagship North Philadelphia hospital is to have any chance of surviving in its current form.
The gift will be distributed to Howard University’s College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Meharry Medical College in Nashville and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.
Whether the coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna succeeds or not, executives at the small biotech company have already made tens of millions of dollars by cashing in their stock. An NPR examination of official company disclosures has revealed additional irregularities and potential warning signs.
Two patient-centered medical home programs involving Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield beneficiaries generated savings of $80 per person per quarter by the end of the fourth year, a study found. Researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences compared spending and health care utilization in three patient-centered medical home payment models, where a single medical practice coordinates care for patients and is paid a monthly care management fee.