FREE NEWS: The first in the series, Aging and Planning End-of-Life, will be held from 2:30–4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27 at the Hegewald Center, 710 SW Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson.
FREE NEWS: Adventist Health Columbia Gorge in The Dalles has asked the state to let it decommission 24 of its 49 licensed hospital beds as it pursues a special federal designation that could help its bottom line. And now state health officials are asking for the public's thoughts.
(The Center Square) – The results of a May executive order aiming to reform drug pricing are beginning to materialize, per an administration announcement Tuesday.
(The Center Square) – Of 154 medical schools analyzed, 28 received a grade of “F” from a new ranking system launched by medical group Do No Harm that ranks according to “academic excellence, transparency, and rejection of DEI.”
WASHINGTON – Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare acknowledged it is under federal investigation for allegedly defrauding Medicare Advantage through multiple billions of dollars in alleged illegal upcoding, which makes their patients look sicker than they are to get higher payments from the Medicare program.
(The Center Square) – Private equity ownership of hospitals across the United States leads to declining patient care and drained community resources, a new report warns.
(The Center Square) – The group that accredits graduate level medical training programs across the U.S. has closed its diversity, equity and inclusion office and ended its DEI mandates.