Florida State

Indianapolis, IN

Medicare Advantage has grown rapidly in recent years, with 32.8 million people (54% of the eligible Medicare population) now enrolled in an MA plan. Health systems are grappling with various challenges within the program, such as excessive prior authorization denial rates and slow payments from insurers, but some organizations have positioned themselves for success.

1 health system's secret to Medicare Advantage success

Nashville, TN

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, with 184 hospitals, has made several executive leadership changes recently. The following moves have been reported by Becker's since Aug. 1:. 1. Mari Elliott was appointed COO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital. 2. David Solomon was named CFO of TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center. 3. Stephanie...

8 HCA executive moves in August

Farmington, CT

A Connecticut health system is notifying patients that their data may have been exposed after a hacker accessed an employee's email account. Farmington-based UConn Health said it recently discovered an unauthorized party hacked the employee's account for a "short period of time" on June 14, and may have accessed and stolen emails. The account included — depending on the patient — names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, medical treatments, diagnoses, medications and health insurance information.

Hacker accesses health system employee's email

Indiana State

Danville, IN

Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health has named Andrew Pyle CFO. Mr. Pyle joined the health system in 2018 as controller and director of finance, according to an Aug. 12 Hendricks Regional Health news release. Hendricks president and CEO Michelle Fenoughty, MD, said that Mr. Pyle has helped the system "achieve...

Indiana systems taps CFO

Hendersonville, TN

Navient is selling its revenue cycle management company Xtend Healthcare to CorroHealth. CorroHealth is acquiring Xtend Healthcare for a cash consideration of $365 million, subject to customary adjustments, according to an Aug. 13 Navient news release. The transaction is expected to close in September. "We are very pleased to bring...

CorroHealth acquiring Xtend Healthcare

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

Alabama State

Living in major U.S. cities means higher housing costs and less space for your money. And when the covid-19 pandemic sparked the rise of remote work, it caused many workers to second-guess living in a major metropolis like New York and San Francisco. Though some companies continue to push in-office...

6 places across the U.S. that will pay you thousands of dollars to move there

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

California State

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Golden Gate Media

Optum, the health services segment of UnitedHealth, announced it will lay off 524 employees in California. This news was disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state on July 18. The impending layoffs and departmental closures will impact a variety of healthcare facilities and administrative roles across the state.

More than 500 California workers with healthcare giant to be laid off in waves, stste filing shows

Iowa State

Anaheim, CA

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On Friday, August 9, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Anaheim Police officers responded to the 1400 block of N. State College Blvd. to assist a U.S. Marshal’s Task Force regarding a man who was wanted in connection with a murder in another state.

Iowa murder suspect fatally shot by Anaheim police officers and members of a U.S. task force

Bowie, MD

Maryland’s AG has accused DARCARS Honda of “unfair and deceptive sales practices.”. The dealer allegedly added a 2% fee to vehicle prices, labeling it as a “sales commission.”. The AG claims cars were fitted with undisclosed “unwanted equipment and products.”. Shady tactics are hardly novel in...

Honda Dealer Faces $10,000 Fine Per Car Over Shady Sales Tactics

LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close 94 of its more than 300 stores across the United States. The decision comes as part of the company’s strategy to navigate financial challenges in a tough economic climate.

National Flooring Store Files fo Bankruptcy, Announces Closure of 94 Stores Nationwide including CA

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

A primary election in southeast Wyoming symbolizes much of the turmoil within the state’s Republican Party, as one candidate hews to more moderate politics while the other bends toward the far right.

Republican legislative primary outside Cheyenne reflects Wyoming GOP’s divide

Humana CFO Susan Diamond told investors on Wednesday that the insurer is likely to lose a "few hundred thousand members" as it adjusts to ongoing pressures in the Medicare Advantage space. On its earnings call Thursday morning, CEO Jim Rechtin said that Humana identified as it built 2025 MA bids...

Humana braces to lose a 'few hundred thousand' members in 2025

Fresno, CA

Fox News

The operator of an illegal biolab in Central California is facing additional charges of conspiracy and wire fraud after a federal grand jury returned a 12-count superseding indictment.

Federal authorities file additional charges against Chinese-linked biolab in Central California

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

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

New Jersey State

Who: Plaintiff Jeffrey Stevens is suing TD Bank. Why: Stevens claims the bank unlawfully shares its customers’ personal information with Meta. Where: The TD Bank class action was filed in a New Jersey federal court. A new class action alleges that TD Bank unlawfully shared its customers’ personal information...

TD Bank class action claims bank shares customer info with Meta

NewsBreak

10 health system mergers to know | 2024

From Prime Healthcare signing a deal to acquire nine hospitals from Ascension to Kaiser's Risant Health making a deal to acquire a second system, here are...

10 health system mergers to know | 2024

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