Before, Cleveland Clinic patients were going to be turned away if they couldn't immediately pay their insurance co-pay. Now, in a reversal announced Wednesday, Clinic patients can once again see a doctor without paying first. The Clinic -- which came under criticism for the policy that patient advocates said would limit access to care for the poor -- now will allow those with commercial insurance or Medicare Advantage, who can't pay their co-pay at the time of their non-emergency outpatient visit, to set up a 0% interest payment plan.
ChristianaCare will acquire five former Crozer Health outpatient locations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, some of which had remained open despite the health network's closure. ChristianaCare announced Wednesday it was the successful bidder to take over California-based Prospect Medical Holdings' remaining health campuses in Broomall, Havertown, two in Glen Mills, and Media. The healthcare company's winning bid was for $50.3 million.
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital will be calling for a union election this afternoon. The union for nurses and healthcare workers in the state says the substantial majority of the more than 1,000 nurses at Magee say they support forming a union in what's being called the largest organizing effort by nurses in recent history in Pennsylvania. Those forming the union would include RNs and APPs including midwives, NPs, and others, who say the insurance executives' priorities are getting in the way of the needs of medical providers.
The Medical Council of Canada says that the number of American doctors creating accounts on physiciansapply.ca, which is "typically the first step" to being licensed in Canada, has increased more than 750% over the past seven months compared with the same time period last year — from 71 applicants to 615. Separately, medical licensing organizations in Canada's most populous provinces reported a rise in Americans either applying for or receiving Canadian licenses, with at least some doctors disclosing they were moving specifically because of Trump.
A growing crisis is unfolding at Texas Children's Hospital, where more children are seeking help for mental health issues. The hospital reports that last month saw an unprecedented number of young patients in crisis, with many expressing suicidal thoughts.
Mayo Clinic’s Business Development team, consistently recognized as one of the top commercialization operations among academic medical centers, is expanding its capabilities through a new initiative: the Mayo Venture Partner (MVP) program. In response to the dynamic and evolving healthcare landscape, Mayo Clinic is enlisting industry veterans to create groundbreaking technologies, co-invest in aligned companies and build new ventures from the ground up.