The FDA is launching a National Priority Voucher program to accelerate reviews of certain new drug applications. The agency will distribute a limited number of vouchers in the program’s first year to ...

Bradenton, Fla.-based MCR Health, a nonprofit medical group, has exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy after it sought protection in mid-November. “Over the past several months, MCR Health has faced financial ...

Sandusky, Ohio-based Firelands Health is now the sole owner of Toledo, Ohio-based The Bellevue Hospital. Firelands Health completed its acquisition of the hospital in May after a bankruptcy court ...

UnitedHealth Care is looking to expand its executive team with the addition of three new CIO roles. Each position will lead in advancing software and infrastructure development and developing AI ...

AI is often positioned as a strategic imperative for revenue cycle efficiency, accuracy and sustainability. But translating AI from buzzword to operational backbone remains a steep climb in revenue ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has reintroduced a bill designed to address ongoing shortages of generic drugs by expanding domestic stockpiles and manufacturing capacity. Here are three notes: ...

Maine has become the second state in the U.S. to adopt legislation changing the “physician assistant” title to “physician associate.” The Maine State Legislature passed the bill June 2, and it was ...

The top priority for Dipen Parekh, MD, in his new role as CEO of the University of Miami Health System is to uphold the golden rule of medicine: do no harm. As a practicing urologic oncologist and ...

CMS’ drug price negotiations are advancing, but new indications and exclusivity rules could complicate future pricing cycles. CMS gained the authority to negotiate list prices with drug manufacturers ...

Gary Herbst, CEO of Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health, will retire June 30, 2026, concluding a 34-year career with the organization, according to a June 17 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr.

St. Louis-based Ascension said June 17 that it has entered an agreement to acquire AmSurg, an ASC operator with more than 250 facilities across 34 states. Six things to know: 1. The move will ...

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (Mass.) has welcomed Randolph “Randy” Howard Jr. as its new COO. Mr. Howard joins from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., another member of ...