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Trump's nominee faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages and new layers of political review.
Read full article →The CDC has confirmed more than 1,600 cases of a gastrointestinal parasitic infection. More than 140 people have been hospitalized, as the CDC looks for the source.
Read full article →People who use wheelchairs say simple repairs can take months to complete and replacement parts can be very expensive. In part, they blame two private equity firms that control most of the market.
Read full article →Fierce Healthcare Executive Editor Heather Landi speaks with Karan Singhal, OpenAI’s health AI chief, about how the company is improving its health capabilities, working with physicians to evaluate model performance and preparing for a future in which AI becomes a “silent background companion” for patients, clinicians and health systems.
Read full article →Tech-enabled preventive health startup Neko Health banked $700 million to break into the U.S. market with plans to open a New York City clinic later this year.
Read full article →Judi Health is continuing on its rebranding journey, and announced on Wednesday that its pharmacy benefit management arm will now operate as Judi Rx.
Read full article →Elevance Health is kicking off another round of quarterly earnings results for major insurers, posting $1.5 billion in profit for Q2.
Read full article →The Trump administration’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud in Minnesota has upended finances and disrupted access to care.
Read full article →WASHINGTON (AP) — A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday. That information could be reassuring or terrifying, but for now it's a potential tool to speed drug development by helping to identify and enroll high-risk people...
Read full article →Fairview Health Services turned a $315 million annual loss into a nearly $600 million turnaround in just two years. At the AHA Leadership Summit, CEO James Hereford broke down the strategy behind the comeback, from workforce redesign to frontline-driven process fixes. The post How Fairview Health Services Turned Around a $315M Loss appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.
Read full article →The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing launched a campaign opposing the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, arguing it would worsen IDR process abuse. The post Coalition Urges Policymakers to Reject No Surprises Act Enforcement Bill appeared first on MedCity News .
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