Starting April 1, Memorial Hermann Health System facilities and physicians will be out of network for some BCBSTX plans. HOUSTON — Memorial Hermann Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) have officially parted ways after months of negotiations, with the Houston-based hospital system going out of network with the insurer as of … Read more
Unilever CEO has many years of experience in health, beauty and home care Investors are eyeing long-term returns from fast-growing businesses But some are skeptical about how the food trade will be carried out. LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Almost 15 years ago, Fernando Fernández, then a senior executive at Brazil’s Unilever, made a bold … Read more
In a letter several weeks ago, the man who manages health care benefits for state employees and their families listed a number of ways that a major Oregon-based health insurance company is failing them. Ali Hassoun, director of the Oregon Public Employees Benefits Commission, wrote in a Feb. 26 letter to Providence Health Plan that … Read more
This story was first posted MyNorthwest.com More than a decade after recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington, a new survey of health care providers suggests that many clinicians are concerned about the impact on patients’ mental health. In a survey of nearly 400 Washington state clinicians, more than half said they were very concerned about … Read more
A global health emergency is underway, and we are dangerously unprepared to contain it. Drug-resistant infections are outpacing our medical defenses, and the gap between rapidly evolving superbugs and dwindling antibiotic pipelines is widening, putting millions of lives at risk. Currently, approximately one in six bacterial infections is resistant to antibiotics. A major analysis published … Read more
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JAQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM A man walks through floodwaters on Kaupe Street in Waialua on March 20. The Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii Humane Society are asking residents and recovery workers to monitor for signs of leptospirosis in the wake of Kona Depression’s storm surge flooding. The Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii … Read more
Fresno Unified retirees filed a class action lawsuit against the school district, alleging it caused serious harm to retirees’ health and well-being by switching retirees’ healthcare plan to a Medicare Advantage plan in 2023. [–> The lawsuit, filed by Emily Brandt, a retired Bullard High School English teacher, represents a class of 6,200 retirees. The … Read more
More than a decade after recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington, a new survey of health care providers suggests that many clinicians are concerned about the impact on patients’ mental health. In a survey of nearly 400 Washington state clinicians, more than half said they were very concerned about the mental health risks associated with … Read more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it is rescinding its 2024 reorganization. (1) The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will be renamed the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC), headed by the Assistant Secretary … Read more