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OCTOBER 4, 2024

NATIONAL 5 Stark law issues physicians are closely watching Anti-monopoly advocates urge FTC to block McKesson, Cardinal Health’s big-ticket oncology acquisitions Biden administration doles out $68.5M to resolve fraudulent lab testing allegations Lilly to invest another $4.5B to make breast cancer treatments safer St.

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MAY 17, 2024

NATIONAL A deep dive into health system and health plan Q1 earnings Amazon building ‘modern pharmacy’ of the future: Medical Officer Breaking down the FTC noncompete ban, its impact on healthcare CISA, HHS warn healthcare of Black Basta ransomware attacks CMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025 Could providers be liable in Change outage?

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APRIL 1, 2022

OCR Announces Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions. Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Hive ransomware shuts down California health care organization.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Tulane’s new nursing school hopes to help bolster the ranks. bill would allow IVF therapy for same-sex veteran marriages; VA denies coverage Cancer-killing gel, minimally-invasive brain shunts: Here are recent startups spun out of area hospitals UMass Memorial named one of top U.S. system turns profit for 1st time in 4 years Mass.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

California’s ban on toxic IV bags marks a shift for health care plastics California Enacts Health AI Bill and Protections for Neural Data California finalizes earthquake requirements for hospitals: 5 things to know California hospital taps chief physician enterprise officer California officials announce settlements with L.A.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

s Vanda Pharmaceuticals pays $100M for commercial rights to Johnson & Johnson company’s drug Hundreds of DC’s Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland Medical facility in DC’s Ward 8 gets $22.5M NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R.

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APRIL 14, 2023

and Delaware Delaware struggles to investigate nursing homes, assisted living facilities. Luke’s technical error compromises 15K patients’ data ILLINOIS 28 Central IL nursing homes fined for violations Advocate Aurora Health reports operating loss of $23.9M Where does it leave medication abortion in Pa.,

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JANUARY 3, 2025

in Medicare fraud settlement 10 behavioral health policy changes taking effect in 2025 An uncertain era for Stark law: 12 updates in 2024 CMS launches campaign to support nursing home staffing rule CMS taps 4 states for behavioral innovation model: 5 things to know Epic files to dismiss antitrust lawsuit Healthcare company to pay $15.2

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JUNE 30, 2023

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Meet the hospital mega-landlord at the center of the Yale-Prospect deal Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval Connecticut Hospital Association: ‘Collaboration is Vital to Protect Healthcare Access, Advance Affordability’ We tried to quantify how harmful hospital ransomware attacks are for patients. renovation St.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

News Ranking DC DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation DC Health releases results of investigation into nursing home after 7News story about medication errors Inova Fairfax tops new U.S. 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

judgment against nursing home chain over woman’s death Arkansas BCBS names VP of group market U of Arkansas to offer dual DNP-MBA program Unity Health welcomes Jacksonville community to new hospital Baptist Health Opens Behavioral Services Clinic in North Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets $2.5

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MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 and Del.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Maryland AG urges White House to strengthen HIPAA for people getting abortions Westminster startup raising $2.3M Maryland AG urges White House to strengthen HIPAA for people getting abortions Westminster startup raising $2.3M Some patients die waiting.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Workers at another D.C. Bipartisan Ky. hospital company Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute appoints new CEO Kansas City University’s new research center aims to answer: ‘How do we keep people well?’ Bipartisan Ky.

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MAY 26, 2023

Children’s National Hospital hosts prom for patients battling illnesses Unfair labor complaints filed against George Washington University Hospital as nurses try to unionize DELAWARE ChristianaCare spin-out named ‘Most Promising New Company’ at Delaware Bio pitch event Delaware among states that struggle to provide nursing home oversight.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

settlement over data breaches that violated HIPAA: HHS Madera hospital CEO offered job, $150K check. million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. Care must pay $1.3M Was it meant to ‘improperly influence’ her?

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M for scholarships Yale New Haven investment leader departs DC D.C.’s

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AUGUST 11, 2023

It costs state $1 million a month to run. million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID-19 costs Four Mass.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Report on Hawaii disaster sheds light on effects Wilcox Medical Center awarded $10.6M Charles Health System acquisition of The Center Rural health firm is one of Oregon’s fastest-growing companies on Inc.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Report on Hawaii disaster sheds light on effects Wilcox Medical Center awarded $10.6M Charles Health System acquisition of The Center Rural health firm is one of Oregon’s fastest-growing companies on Inc.

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JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M 11th in mental health, No.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Mercy’s new freestanding Marion ER to hold ribbon-cutting, open house Private-equity firm buys one of Iowa’s largest nursing home chains in $85 million deal University of Iowa Health Care Ribbon-Cutting UnityPoint Health – St. Vincent’s acquisition on Nov.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

million surgical robot ARKANSAS Medical office development under construction in Rogers Nabholz Charitable Foundation Contributes $1M to Arkansas Children’s Hospital Expansion West Little Rock’s Pediatrics Plus Building Sells for $8.7M Angie Longing Named President of CHI St. Angie Longing Named President of CHI St. Verdict Against Fla.

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JUNE 16, 2023

s Mary’s Center makes cuts under new leadership in ‘reset’ to strengthen care, operations George Washington University Hospital nurses schedule vote on union Mayor Muriel Bowser taps San Francisco health equity official Ayanna Bennett as next D.C. Baltimore, and Northern Virginia DELAWARE Bayhealth adds northern Del.

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MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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MAY 12, 2023

Holcomb signs bill allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraception How 1 Indiana hospital rebuilt after a ransomware attack ‘I just love delivering babies’ | Meet Ascension St. Cloud Hospital names Chief Quality Officer Tampa’s Lions Eye Institute adopts new name Troubled Cano Health records $60.6M billion state budget.

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MARCH 7, 2025

faces lawsuits over data breach Nursing Home Operator RegalCare and Therapy Provider Sued for Fraudulent Billing Scheme for 19 Facilities Psychotherapy counselor sentenced after submitting $1.6M expansion Mayo Clinic to invest nearly $2 billion in Valley hospital campus, hire thousands Mayo plans $1.9B

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

from CI CT nursing home loses federal funding. million to help save rural Mercer County hospital Pennsylvania to pay $4.5M ’ SSM Health St.

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APRIL 21, 2023

into cutting opioids in hospitals ISU and University of Utah partnership aims to combat Idaho’s mental health crisis Presbyterian-UnityPoint merger moves forward St.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

NATIONAL 60% of health systems considering ASC joint ventures 9% of hospitals had ‘vulnerable’ cash on hand levels in 2022 $3.7B

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Geoffrey Rohlfing State scholarship aims to address behavioral health worker shortage Sutter Health taps VP of revenue cycle Why Are More Than 200 Beds Empty at This San Francisco Nursing Home? confirmed as HHS secretary Rural hospitals push to be spared from possible funding cuts Senate advances RFK Jr.s

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The latest grades are out New Jersey man sentenced for $4M healthcare fraud scheme New Jersey nursing home pauses admissions after state finds multiple health violations N.J. case of emerging mpox strain; risk to public ‘very low’ California medical office building sells for $14.4M

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