Four months after a crippling cyberattack on a company that manages prescription processing and community provider payments for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA continues to address the fallout, with officials saying Tuesday they are taking steps to clear a backlog of payments to pharmacies and medical providers.
Oregon hospital systems have sounded the alarm about their sagging revenues for several years now — contributing to disputes over labor and insurance coverage.
Just two weeks ago, it appeared Novant Health was on the precipice of finalizing a deal to acquire two hospitals north of Charlotte, even though federal antitrust regulators, North Carolina officials, and economists were worried the deal would give Novant near-monopoly power in the region.
Since 2016, West Virginia University Health System has folded 14 hospitals into its network — including three hospitals last year alone — creating an emerging 25-hospital Goliath that reaches into Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland.