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Gov.Brown lashes out against threatened delay of health provider taxes
With a Republican state lawmaker vowing to push back against a new tax on health insurers and hospitals, Gov. Kate Brown warned about the consequences of a delay. Brown on Monday signed into law House...
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DaVita opening downtown Buffalo dialysis center in August
It's the second one in Buffalo for the Denver-based company.
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San Antonio biotech acquired by New Jersey medical device marketer
NuPak Medical Ltd. will remain in the Alamo City where it was founded 20 years ago.
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These Seattle area companies are most likely to go public after Redfin
Redfin was at the top of a long list of Seattle-area companies expected to go public. These others may soon follow.
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Kaiser's McCulloch unloads on GOP health care plan
Andrew McCulloch, who will retire this week, sees Republican efforts to dismantle Medicaid as "extraordinarily shortsighted."
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Report: KC-area docs who were paid the most by drug, device companies
Last year, drug and device companies paid $8.18 billion to physicians, according to the most recent data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Open Payments program. Kansas and...
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Here are the 185 applicants for Ohio's 24 medical marijuana grow licenses
The state regulator in charge of Ohio's medical marijuana cultivation industry has released the names of those vying for one of 24 coveted licenses – but not much else. The Ohio Department of Commerce...
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Hogan overhauls medical marijuana commission with 10 new appointments
Gov. Larry Hogan appointed 10 people to serve on Maryland's medical marijuana commission, filling three vacancies and replacing six commissioners whose terms had expired. The 16-member commission,...
View ArticleOpioid conference at IUP still accepting preregistration
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will host the Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community Behavioral Health Conference next week on its campus, and is still accepting registrations...
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Thought Leader: Quick Queries with Dr. Carl Clark, Mental Health Center of...
Carl Clark never planned to be the CEO of anything, but today he’s the president and CEO of the Mental Health Center of Denver. As a young man, Clark was interested in anything that got him outdoors,...
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Why Sutter Health won't be laying off these employees after all
Sutter Health's San Francisco hospital was going to lay off 72 workers and close down two units, but the union and system have reached an agreement to give people their jobs back.
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Axonics raises $35 million to treat overactive bladders
Axonics Modulation Technologies has added $20.5 million to its Series C, bringing the round to $35 million. The Irvine, California company previously closed $14.5 million of its Series C in early May....
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Aetna warns it may terminate Medicaid contracts in Illinois
Aetna Better Health on Thursday put the state of Illinois on notice. The insurer said it might terminate Medicaid contracts in the wake of the state’s funding crisis. Illinois currently owes Aetna...
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Straub Medical Center selects new chief operating officer
Straub Medical Center has named John Belew its new chief operating officer. Belew will oversee all clinical and business operations for the medical center in Honolulu and its network of clinics...
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Aetna warns it may terminate Medicaid contracts in Illinois
Aetna Better Health on Thursday put the state of Illinois on notice. The insurer said it might terminate Medicaid contracts in the wake of the state’s funding crisis. Illinois currently owes Aetna...
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This Waltham firm's gonorrhea drug could prevent a global health 'nightmare'
Thanks to a new partnership deal, Waltham-based Entasis Therapeutics said Thursday that it plans to advance its lead antibiotic — a treatment for drug-resistant gonorrhea — into a pivotal Phase 3 trial...
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Three Hawaii community health centers receive more than $4M in federal funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding more than $4 million in federal to three community health centers in Hawaii. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate...
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Tufts Medical Center, union negotiations stall after three-hour meeting
Negotiations on Friday between Tufts Medical Center and its union nurses stalled after only three hours, with the sides agreeing to meet again next Tuesday to avoid a planned Wednesday strike. The...
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Cerner will roll out next phase of DoD system this month
Cerner Corp. will roll out the next phase of its Department of Defense contract this month. The Program Executive Office for Defense Healthcare Management Systems, tasked with improving health record...
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Kettering Health plots new Dayton-area medical office building
An old car wash in West Carrollton will be demolished to make way for a new Kettering Health Network location. The health network is planning to build another medical office building at the site of the...
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