The first-quarter report comes weeks after the operator announced its plans to acquire Geisinger Health and form a new nonprofit with the purpose of acquiring and operating other nonprofit systems.
The medical associations said preventive health services are essential to increase longevity and quality of life and that medical evidence should dictate preventive care recommendations rather than political considerations.
Violence prevents nurses, doctors and other professionals from providing uninterrupted, quality patient care, argues Andrew Thum, the director of nursing workforce operations at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
Rachel Walensky, who has served as director since 2001, was criticized for the federal government’s handing of the pandemic, announcing in August last year that she planned to reorganize the CDC.
U.S. supply of Novo’s Wegovy will be “reduced temporarily,” while the Danish drugmaker gets a new contract manufacturer up and running, executives said Thursday.
CFO Brian Evanko said that, while Cigna is “not yet seeing signs of economic pressure,” it expects higher levels of overall disenrollment in the back half of the year.
The April job numbers are a decrease compared to the sector’s average monthly gain of 47,000 jobs over the prior six months.
COVID-19 dropped out of the top five telehealth diagnoses nationally, with mental health conditions claiming the top spot.
Rising expenses and thin operating margins have left hospitals vulnerable to a potential recession or a new public health emergency.
Bright’s current SVP of finance Jay Matushak is stepping up after current CFO Cathy Smith elected to leave the post to pursue a new opportunity, the company said Wednesday.