UVa surgeons detail 'upcoding' they say allowed health system to fraudulently bill patients

Current and former UVa Health physicians and administrators say the hospital under its current leadership has prioritized "profits over patients." ... Read More

CVS Health to cut 2,900 jobs

CVS Health is slashing its headcount by 2,900, or 1% of its total workforce. The layoffs will largely focus on corporate positions, a spokesperson said. Read More

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The large study analyzed the health records of 1.3 million people. ABC News’ Diane Macedo explores how people with ADHD are having trouble finding care, including booking doctor’s appointments ... Read More

Fed Officials Say Risks to Jobs Warranted Rate Cut as Debate Shifts to Pace of Easing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers said on Monday their large half-point rate cut last week was ... While all three officials said they supported the Fed's action last week ... Read More

Tennessee officials aim to hold Ballad Health more accountable after years of complaints, protests

Government documents obtained by KFF Health News ... I say, ‘Oh that sounds great.’ But let’s see what happens.” Ballad Health was created in 2018 after Tennessee and Virginia officials ... Read More

Here's how much Americans think they need to earn to stop worrying about money

Almost 6 in 10 people say they'd need to earn at least $100,000 a year ... versus 29% a year ago. That's despite a soaring stock market and wages that have been edging ahead of inflation since ... Read More

CVS Health job cuts will affect 107 in Connecticut: officials

CVS Health has notified the state that it will be laying off 416 employees and that includes 93 in Connecticut. In 2018, Rhode Island-based CVS Health acquired Hartford-based Aetna to create one of ... Read More

Minnesotan dies after rabies exposure from bat, health officials say

MINNEAPOLIS — State health officials ... 65 years old. They were exposed to a bat in western Minnesota in July, and the rabies diagnosis was confirmed in September. Officials say the case ... Read More

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The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune ... women agreed to drop lawsuits against each other just days before they were set to go to trial. Full Story By Eleanor Klibanoff Oct. 11 ... Read More

Workers on frontline of homelessness crisis face surge in demand as they fear ending up on streets themselves

In an annual survey of 1,050 frontline ... they found it difficult or very difficult to find suitable housing for those in need, while more than three-quarters also struggled to secure mental ... Read More

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Oct. 16, 2024 — Researchers used mouse models and human post-mortem brain tissue to study the molecular underpinnings that may increase the risk of Alzheimer's after ... Mpox Vaccine Is Safe and ... Read More

Fed officials say risks to jobs warranted rate cut as debate shifts to pace of easing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers said on Monday their large half-point rate cut last week was meant to try to sustain what they see ... risks to the job market rising ... Read More