Fortune

People very limited financial resources may qualify for Medicaid to help pay for health costs not covered by Medicare. Health care expenses often increase as people age, due to more health challenges and care needs. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. adults ages 65 and over...

Who is eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid?

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. But how much older Americans can expect to save when they fill a prescription at their local pharmacy...

White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors

USA TODAY

The Biden administration said Medicare negotiated discounts with pharmaceutical companies on 10 drugs prescribed to treat cancer and heart disease.

Biden administration says Medicare negotiated price discounts on 10 prescription drugs

Under the new prescription drug law and for the first time in history, Medicare has negotiated lower prices for 10 medications that are among the costliest and most used in its prescription drug program (Part D). Every year going forward, the federal program will select additional drugs to negotiate. The...

Medicare Announces First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Gravette, AR

Gravette, Ark.-based Ozarks Community Hospital has acquired Decatur (Ark.) Medi Clinic and renamed it OCH Decatur Clinic. The clinic began running operations under its new name Aug. 12. It will accept patients with self-pay, Medicaid, Tricare and Medicare, according to an Aug. 9 news release. The acquisition will allow clinic-goers...

Ozarks Community Hospital acquires medical clinic

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

FinanceBuzz

Depending on your plans for the future, your budget, and your health, Medicare Advantage might not be the best retirement healthcare solution for you.

The 9 Biggest Disadvantages to Medicare Advantage

Human parvovirus B19 activity is on the rise in the U.S., particularly among children, the CDC said in an Aug. 13 health alert. Parvovirus B19 is a highly contagious respiratory virus that typically causes mild illness, but poses risks for severe outcomes in those who do not have pre-existing immunity, are immunocompromised and those who are pregnant. The agency said it has received data that shows less than 3% of people had antibodies to suggest recent infection in 2022, which rose to 10% in 2024. Among children aged 5 to 9, this rose from 15% to 40%.

CDC: Human parvovirus on the rise

Seniors Guide

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Amazon Pharmacy and Medicare

Medicare Advantage giant Humana expects to lose a “few hundred thousand” members in its marquee business next year, after seriously shrinking its benefits and exiting markets for 2025 in a bid to boost profits, the insurer disclosed Wednesday. It’s the first time Humana has estimated membership losses from...

Humana expects to lose ‘few hundred thousand’ Medicare Advantage members next year

Illinois State

Rockford, IL

Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31. Ms. Carynski has been with the hospital for 39 years and has held the leadership role for 11 years, according to an Aug. 13 news release from Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare. Prior...

Illinois hospital president to retire

Wisconsin State

Gaylord, MI

Chris Squire, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Mich., is leaving the organization to pursue a new opportunity in Wisconsin. "We will be forever grateful for our time in this community. I value the engagement I've experienced personally in the community and professionally among those I've had the good fortune to work alongside. I can't express the depth of my gratitude to all of those I've collaborated with over the years," Mr. Squire said in a news release shared with Becker's. His last day with OMH is Aug. 23.

Michigan hospital CEO departs for Wisconsin opportunity

Mail-order pharmacies run well-coordinated supply chain operations to ensure medications are safely delivered to patients' doorsteps, but extreme temperatures are complicating the process, The New York Times reported Aug. 13. Pharmacists and physicians told the Times that high temperatures inside delivery trucks could cause certain medications such as insulin or...

Heat spells trouble for mail-order medications

A bill calling for the establishment of physician-owned hospitals would improve access to healthcare in rural areas, the American Medical Association wrote in an Aug. 14 article. The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act would allow the creation of certain physician-owned hospitals, as outlined in the article.

Physician-owned hospitals could boost rural healthcare: AMA

Patient-reported outcome measures improve survival risk and quality of life for cancer patients, according to a study published Aug. 13 in JAMA Network Open. PROMs are self-reported statements from patients that are not influenced by clinical interpretation; they focus on symptom frequency and severity. Canadian researchers reviewed 13,661 patients from...

Patient-reported outcome measures improve cancer patients' survival: Study

Saint Paul, MN

As the healthcare industry increasingly embraces artificial intelligence, some regions are emerging as hot spots for the budding technology. St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Catherine University analyzed the 100 most populous U.S. cities by the ratio of healthcare AI job openings posted for every 1,000 positions for the sector overall. The national average was 7.46. The roles might include healthcare AI project manager, health data analyst and medical data scientist.

Top 10 cities for healthcare AI jobs

Seven health organizations are using Cancer Moonshot funds to reimagine and advance cancer surgery, Politico reported Aug. 14. On Aug. 13, the Biden administration announced $150 million in research funding awards as part of its Cancer Moonshot initiative. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awards will support research teams across the country toward the development of surgical technologies, imaging systems and tools for removing tumors.

7 organizations to use $150M to reimagine cancer surgery

Arizona State

Flagstaff, AZ

The American College of Surgeons has removed Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center's Level 2 Trauma Center verification after an onsite review and renewal application. FMC, which is part of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare, must make five specific improvements, as a hospital can only be noncompliant with three or fewer standards to earn or maintain a verification status, according to an Aug. 9 statement from NAH shared with Becker's.

Arizona hospital's Level 2 trauma status at risk

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

NewsBreak

CMS' drug price cuts to save $7.5B in 2026: 5 things to know

CMS expects its Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to reduce healthcare costs by $7.5 billion in 2026. 1. Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023, about...

CMS' drug price cuts to save $7.5B in 2026: 5 things to know

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