Georgia State

You’re not imagining it. Grocery prices really have gone through the roof in recent years, even at Walmart. According to the USDA, food prices have increased by 25% from 2019 to 2023. That’s the bad news. The good news is that people in power are saying that they’re ready...

Walmart Is Lowering Its Food Prices—Here’s Why

Fox Business

The CFPB said Tuesday that Kroger Co. and two major discount retail companies levy fees against consumers when they withdraw cash during transactions using their debit or prepaid cards.

Kroger, other retailers charging fees for 'cash back' at registers: federal government

The US Sun

A WALMART customer has complained that the store is using its staff in an unproductive manner. The shopper said she counted around 10 Walmart employees, but only two conventional registers open. She shared her story on X. It got a response from Walmart, and she called the issue a “nationwide” problem. CHECKOUT TROUBLE The shopper […]

Walmart shoppers ditch carts after three checkout hurdles and vow to boycott – customers say it’s a ‘nationwide issue’

Alabama State

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Eufaula, AL

Joel Eisenberg

This article is based on corporate postings and accredited media reports. Linked information within this article is attributed to the following outlets: WTVM.com, WDHN.com, Facebook.com, ScrapeHero.com and Corporate.Walmart.com.

Major Alabama Walmart Closes “For the Foreseeable Future”

GOBankingRates

Have you ever thought about shopping for groceries at discount retailers to save money? According to a June 2024 GOBankingRates survey, nearly 55% of overall Americans said that they do not purchase...

8 Grocery Items That Are Better Deals at Dollar Tree Than at Aldi or Walmart

Texas State

Walmart’s Zoom call in May was anything but routine for the roughly 300 employees who learned they would need to relocate or lose their jobs. Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation that were on the call but not allowed to speak during it, said they were told during the meeting that Walmart would start requiring thousands of workers from its smaller offices and remote locations to move to one of its main office hubs to boost in-person presence.

Walmart employees were caught off-guard by the company’s mandate to relocate

FinanceBuzz

As technology makes grocery shopping more convenient, check out some of the improvements rolling out to your favorite neighborhood chain grocer.

Walmart, Publix, and More: 10 Changes That Could Be Heading to Your Favorite Grocery Store

Apartment Therapy

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. It’s been a summer of big changes for Costco. Just a month after the wholesaler announced that it would be hiking the prices of both its basic (Gold Star) and Executive membership, Costco just shared that it will scan membership cards and check IDs at every single location across the country. This news comes after the company launched a pilot program of the scanners at select Costco locations earlier in 2024.

Costco Just Announced Another Major Shopping Change, and It Has Shoppers Divided

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

West Orange, NJ

Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, is joining RWJBarnabas Health after serving as the chief nursing officer of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston since 2017. Ms. Szapor is now the CNO of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, which is part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas. Monmouth announced the appointment Aug. 22. Previously, she was the CNO of Ocala (Fla.) Regional Medical Center, which is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

RWJBarnabas hospital names CNO

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacies is speaking out against Johnson & Johnson's plan to drop upfront discounts for some 340B drugs. The drugmaker notified disproportionate share hospitals Aug. 23 of a new rebate system for its blood thinner Xarelto and anti-inflammatory drug Stelara. The change, set to take effect Oct. 15, would require hospitals to buy the drugs at commercial prices and then submit data via Beacon's claims portal to qualify for a rebate.

Pharmacists slam J&J's plan to end upfront 340B discounts

NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Martins Ferry, OH

Some employees at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio, did not receive their latest paychecks on time due to a processing issue. Bernie Albertini, administrator and COO of the hospital, told Becker's that the wire team at the local bank failed to process the hospital's wire to the payroll company Paylocity on time, meaning the money was in the bank, but it was not sent by the cutoff.

Ohio hospital payroll delayed over processing error

Inari Medical has updated use instructions for its ClotTriever XL catheter after four injuries and six deaths were reported in association with the device. The ClotTriever XL is used for removing clots and blockages from large blood vessels outside the heart. The updated instructions come after reports the device had blocked lung arteries or become entrapped, according to an Aug. 23 news release from the FDA.

Inari Medical updates clot removal device instructions after 6 deaths

Catheter-based, radiofrequency renal denervation is a cost-effective solution for patients with hypertension, according to a study published Aug. 13 in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. David Kandzari, MD, from the Piedmont Heart Institute, led a group of researchers to assess the cost-effectiveness of renal denervation...

Cost-effectiveness of renal denervation is 'robust': Study

A healthcare company is stepping in to reopen about half of the health centers that recently closed at Walmart stores. Humana's CenterWell and Conviva will run the new primary care centers with a focus on seniors. The locations will open at 23 Walmart Supercenters in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. Each center will be located next to a Walmart in space formerly occupied by Walmart Health.

Walmart's Shuttered Health Centers Will Soon Be Offering New Services For Seniors

Albany, GA

Becker's reported on three health systems naming new revenue cycle leaders in August:. 1. Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System named Jacob Collins vice president of revenue cycle. 2. Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System named Richard Cina vice president of revenue cycle. 3. St. Louis-based Ascension named Alex Garrison...

3 health system revenue cycle exec moves in August

Danville, PA

Geisinger, based in Danville, Pa., has achieved a 40% reduction in the average length of emergency department provider notes by using tools within its Epic EHR system. This decrease in note length was prompted by the changes in billing and reimbursement guidelines introduced by CMS in 2023, Kyle Marshall, MD, an emergency medicine physician and associate chief medical informatics officer for operations at Geisinger, told Becker's.

Geisinger cuts ED note bloat by 40%

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Hemet, CA

Two California hospitals are moving forward with plans to suspend labor and delivery services this fall, according to local news reports. Hemet (Calif.) Global Medical Center, a 327-bed facility, plans to close its labor and delivery department this fall. The hospital attributes the decision to low birth numbers and a shortage of physicians, according to local CBS affiliate KCAL News. HGMC shared the following statement with the news outlet:

California hospitals plan labor and delivery closures

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Recent Walmart, Amazon healthcare moves

Walmart and Amazon both dove into the healthcare space in recent years. Where do things stand now with the top two companies on the Fortune 500...

Recent Walmart, Amazon healthcare moves

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