Civica, which was founded in 2018 by a group of hospitals to lower pharmaceutical prices, has tapped Ned McCoy to serve as its new president and chief executive officer, effective June 1.
The proposal, signaling growing support for expansion among state lawmakers after years of opposition, would add 600,000 low-income adults to the safety net health insurance program.
One day after the U.S. began releasing supplies of an approved Bavarian Nordic shot, Moderna said it’s beginning development of its own vaccine against the virus.
Employees were responsible for 39% of healthcare breaches last year. That’s compared to 18% across all industries, according to new Verizon research.
Companies are coping with factors such as supply disruptions, staffing shortages, inflation and foreign-exchange hurdles, according to analysts at William Blair.
Christina Harris, a primary care physician, will lead Cedars-Sinai’s efforts to improve health disparities and address social determinants of health both internally and in Los Angeles communities.
Few industries will need to navigate the effects of a changing climate more than healthcare.
The drugmaker, along with partner BioNTech, plans to submit the new data to the FDA this week. The agency has scheduled a meeting for outside experts to review the data in mid-June.
The hospital lobby is pushing the Justice Department to go beyond the recommendations in a new report from the HHS OIG and punish Medicare Advantage organizations that routinely deny coverage to beneficiaries.
Systems should address burnout systemically, and a priority is seeking and responding better to feedback from front-line workers, according to a Monday advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.