Optum to lay off more than 500 workers in California
The cuts will affect urgent care locations, primary and specialty care clinics, and infusion centers, as well as office and remote workers.
The Senate can protect the elderly by supporting nursing home staffing regulations – not overturning them
Lawmakers must uphold minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes to ensure quality care for the elderly, argues one legal expert.
Growth in ACA plans keeps Medicaid giant Centene from worst of redeterminations impact
Centene continued to deal with a mismatch between Medicaid rates and patient acuity in the second quarter, but still exceeded Wall Street’s expectations thanks to Affordable Care Act growth.
Senate committee subpoenas Steward CEO over bankruptcy
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee launched an investigation into the health system’s alleged financial mismanagement after issuing its first subpoena since 1981.
Ascension offloads Illinois hospitals, continuing selling spree
The Catholic health system will sell nine Illinois hospitals and four care sites to Prime Healthcare.
HHS reorganizes technology functions, renames ONC
The revamp should help the department handle pressing challenges facing the healthcare sector, like cyber threats and the growth of AI, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.
UHS says demand for services ‘moderating’ at acute hospitals in Q2
The health system reported a net income of $289.2 million for the second quarter, but relatively flat patient volume growth sparked analyst concerns during an earnings call Thursday.
Lawmakers question resuming VA Oracle EHR rollout at subcommittee hearing
Deployments of the new electronic health record have largely been on hold, except for the recent launch at a medical center in Illinois. Agency and Oracle officials said the rollout went well.
Molina’s Medicaid growth offsets worst of redeterminations pressures in Q2
The California-based insurer also outlined how it remains acquisitive, despite the ConnectiCare deal announced earlier this week.