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North Carolina could expand Medicaid for as many as 600,000

With North Carolina's two legislative chambers at odds over details of a comprehensive plan for healthcare access, the House gave tentative...

Patient safety courses a tough sell at medical schools

From increasing the use of sepsis bundles to streamlining diagnostic test ordering to improving patient satisfaction with consent procedures, medical students...

Community Health Systems’ operating income declines amid rising expenses

Community Health Systems more than doubled its profits in the fourth quarter, but high labor costs and inflation continued to pressure...

Elevance Health completes BioPlus specialty pharmacy deal

Elevance Health has added specialty pharmacy BioPlus to its portfolio of businesses, the health insurer announced Wednesday. Elevance Health purchased BioPlus...

CommonSpirit to buy five hospitals despite challenging operating environment

CommonSpirit Health, a Chicago-based nonprofit system, is buying five hospitals to extend its western U.S. footprint, despite a challenging operating environment...

State, local governments pay off medical debt relief with COVID funds

Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent,...

CommonSpirit Health, AdventHealth break up Centura Health JV

CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth will unwind their longtime Centura Health joint venture, with CommonSpirit taking control of most of the 20 hospitals....

North Carolina lawmakers relaunch Medicaid expansion debate

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly began on Tuesday what could become the final push to expand Medicaid to...

Employers have big plans to change digital health offerings, survey finds

Employers will make changes to their roster of digital health and wellness solutions in the next two years, according...

18% drop since 2020 in people with reported medical debt

The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million—or 17.9%—between 2020 and 2022, according to...

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