Category: Press Release

A former laboratory director at York (Maine) Hospital filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired after raising patient safety concerns, in violation of whistleblower protections and age discrimination laws, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s. The lawsuit, filed March 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, alleges Marc Dube was […]

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has been ordered to pay $108 million in a birth injury malpractice lawsuit, one of the largest jury awards in Pennsylvania in recent years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 20.  A Philadelphia jury found physicians at Einstein Pediatrics — a practice Jefferson acquired through a 2021 merger with Einstein Healthcare Network — […]

The FDA has issued early alerts for two high-risk medical device issues involving products from Intuitive Surgical and Insulet. Intuitive Surgical sent a notice March 11 advising customers to remove all 8 mm SureForm 30 gray reloads for curved-tip staplers from use or sale, according to the FDA alert. The staplers have been linked to […]

Six hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle executive directors. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Cape Cod Healthcare, based in Hyannis, Mass., seeks an executive director of finance and revenue.   2. Children’s Wisconsin, based in Milwaukee, seeks an executive director of revenue […]

Steve Roach has expected his role at Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health to chief operations and transformation officer, according to a March 20 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Roach served as Centra Health’s chief transformation officer, according to his LinkedIn page. Centra Health comprises four flagship hospitals, a specialty hospital, a long-term acute […]

On March 20, only 56.4% of non-U.S. international medical graduates matched to a post-graduate year 1, or PGY-1, position, representing a 1.6% decrease from 2025 and a five-year low for these applicants, according to the National Resident Matching Program.  Match Day 2026 recorded a 93.5% match rate for all positions and a 93.3% rate for […]

When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs.  “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the crushing cost […]

The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota. The specific target is Medicaid, the public health insurance program that pairs state and federal money. Federal officials have announced unprecedented actions in Minnesota this year, declaring they could withhold […]

The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of Utah, saw one disturbing signal: Her blood pressure was 148/86, above normal despite her taking two medications intended to lower it. […]

LISTEN: Fewer breakthroughs. Weaker responses to public health crises. That’s what some former National Institutes of Health scientists predict for the agency as thousands of researchers leave. Workers from the Washington, D.C., region spoke with KFF Health News senior correspondent Rachana Pradhan, and she appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on March 18 to explain what’s […]