4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (387+ words) California's freshly signed budget includes two new taxes that Golden State residents will have to contend with when considering their own bottom lines. Expected to generate billions in the coming years, the taxes " a managed care organization tax on health…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (197+ words) St. Joes Hospital CEO Leaving: WJOL Patch Thank you to our Local Business Sponsor: St. Joe's Hospital CEO Leaving: WJOL CEO Larry Coomes joined St. Joe's in November. JOLIET, IL " After just seven months, Saint Joseph Medical Center CEO Larry…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (216+ words) TUSCALOOSA, AL " DCH Health System says a simple naming error resulted in its Tuscaloosa hospital being named among more than 500 nationwide by federal officials as part of an enforcement effort targeting hospital price transparency compliance. Noland Hospitals is a private…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (437+ words) WYNNEWOOD, PA " An ongoing contract dispute between one of the Philadelphia area's largest healthcare networks and a major insurance company could leave innumerable patients without coverage. Main Line Health and United Healthcare have until July 1 to negotiate a new deal....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (642+ words) ST. PAUL, MN " More than 3, 400 high-risk Medicaid providers in Minnesota face disenrollment after a statewide review tied to the state's effort to protect up to $2 billion in federal Medicaid funding, officials said Thursday. The Minnesota Department of Human Services said…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (414+ words) HILLSBOROUGH, NJ " The Hillsborough Township Committee approved a resolution urging state leaders to make changes aimed at slowing what it called unsustainable increases in health benefit premiums for public sector employees. The vote was not unanimous, with Mayor Catherine Payne,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (290+ words) MARLTON, NJ " Virtua Health is the highest-rated brand of health care in the state based on patient feedback and engagement, according to a new nationwide study. The findings were published by Monigle, a brand experience consulting firm that conducts various…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (454+ words) PRINCETON, NJ " Princeton's mayor and council approved a resolution urging state leaders to adopt reforms aimed at slowing unsustainable increases in health benefit premiums for public sector employees. The Council unanimously passed the resolution at the Tuesday meeting. Councilman David…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (371+ words) BASKING RIDGE, NJ " Bernards Township is urging state leaders to overhaul the State Health Benefits Program(SHBP) after local officials pointed to "unsustainable" steep premium increases. On May 12, the Township Committee approved a resolution calling for "fair and equitable reforms…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (335+ words) OAK BROOK, IL " Oak Brook is dropping its longtime insurer less than two months after the village approved $2 million in settlements with three women who claimed the former deputy police chief sexually harassed them. The insurer, the Intergovernmental Risk Management…...