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Hospitals & Facilities

CommonSpirit doubles down on ambulatory care amid $738m operating loss

The Chicago-based system has reported a series of large earnings losses, blaming rising salary and supply costs.

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Wellness

The best gifts for the healthcare worker in your life

These $100 and under presents can be used at work or home.

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Direct Care

Potens Allergy’s Roberto Garcia-Ibáñez wants to shake up the allergy care model

The specialty has seen very few updates in 100+ years.

Shannon Young

Payers

Insurers conduct layoffs following drop in Medicare Advantage star ratings

Insurance companies stand to lose as much as $1 billion due to a drop in star ratings in 2024.

Maia Anderson

Hospitals & Facilities

Mayo Clinic plans $5 billion expansion of flagship hospital campus

Health system leaders said the expansion will reimagine traditional hospital design.

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Payers

Cigna and Humana reportedly looking to merge

Maia Anderson | 11.30.2023

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Hospitals & Facilities

CommonSpirit doubles down on ambulatory care amid $738m operating loss

Maia Anderson | 11.27.2023

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Startups

Health startup Carbon Health lost millions in 2023 following Covid-era boom

Maia Anderson | 11.22.2023

Hospitals & Facilities

It’s still unclear how the Covid-19 pandemic will shape malpractice claims

Shannon Young | 11.22.2023

Tech

Health tech companies predict AI trends for 2024

Kristine White | 11.21.2023

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PHARMA

First FDA-approved psychedelic drug could come as soon as 2024

The MDMA therapy is designed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

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HOSPITALS & FACILITIES

Federally qualified health centers are playing a key role in Medicaid unwinding

FQHCs are working to ensure Medicaid recipients aren’t caught off guard as states determine coverage eligibility.

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HOSPITALS & FACILITIES

How extreme heat affects the healthcare industry

It increases emergency visits and exacerbates health disparities, experts say.

STAFFING

Nursing homes struggle to fill staffing shortages, even as new ratios loom

CMS mulls new staffing recommendations as the industry struggles to recruit and retain direct care workers.

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