Mary Ellen Podmolik
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Editor-in-chief, @modrnhealthcr. Ex-director of content/business editor @chicagotribune. @MarquetteU warrior. Purdue mom 2x. IU mom.
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Joined April 2009
Kaiser Permanente workers approve contract, secure big wins, @maridevereaux reports https://t.co/ol6xBUnxaw via @modrnhealthcr
modernhealthcare.com
The new four-year agreement includes guaranteed wage increases for workers and protections against the outsourcing of jobs.
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Digital health picks itself up after Silicon Valley Bank collapse https://t.co/5moYj7USEZ via @modrnhealthcr
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Industry stakeholders say an institution like Silicon Valley Bank is needed to fund digital health innovators.
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Gulp: A 37% increase in contract labor costs, @ce_hudson_mh reports https://t.co/ZawSi4JVUP via @modrnhealthcr
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Mayo Clinic's expenses increased by $1.18 billion, or 8.1%, to $15.7 billion in 2022, including a 37% jump in contract labor spending.
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Belvidere Jeep plant faces uncertain future as production idles
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When the whistle blows at the Belvidere Assembly Plant on Tuesday, it may signal the end of an era. For nearly six decades, the massive auto plant has been the economic engine of the small river city...
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The takeaway quote: “It is creating pressures on legacy PBMs to explain why their prices have been so bad relative to what a startup is offering.” https://t.co/rBKfT1Waz2 via @modrnhealthcr
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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs and a company founded by the Purchaser Business Group on Health launched a supplemental drug discount health plan benefit for employers.
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There you have it: @AtriumHealth and @AdvocateAurora have completed their combination. The new Advocate Health is HQ'd in Charlotte. As the fifth-largest nonprofit health system, it serves nearly 6 million patients annually and has more than $27 billion in revenue. 🚨🚨
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New: @uberhealth's Caitlin Donovan talks with @BrockEWTurner about a host of topics including how #bigtech slips up when entering healthcare and the company's plans to grow its new employer service line. https://t.co/hfNmexhO95
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This could really just say "journalist." I feel attacked.
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Among states, South Carolina is in the most dire straits, with nearly 29% of hospitals experiencing a critical staffing shortage, @maridevereaux reports https://t.co/WbXB2CgWla via @modrnhealthcr
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Definitive Healthcare’s report found that the medical profession lost almost 200,000 providers in just three roles.
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“Investors are gravitating and seeking out high-quality companies and so we’re excited about the momentum," CEO tells @ntepper90
https://t.co/KIqmRjjxgv via @modrnhealthcr
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Several recent policy changes have made kidney care a popular target for digital health disruption.
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Mass General Brigham's cost-cutting plan approved by state after big revisions (via @modrnhealthcr)
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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved Mass General Brigham’s 18-month plan to curb excessive spending.
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The Senate advanced short-term rural Medicare program extensions yesterday -- but the bill still has a ways to go before passage. Follow @Chris_Kane_ for updates over the next week and beyond:
modernhealthcare.com
Congress must pass legislation funding the government to avoid a shutdown on Friday. Medicare provisions for rural hospitals are under consideration.
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Judge denies DOJ attempt to block $13B UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare merger https://t.co/5Iif2RTPWv via @modrnhealthcr
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Judge Carl Nichols ordered UnitedHealth Group to sell Change Healthcare's claims-editing arm to a private equity group.
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Health First was the first customer to completely and publicly buy in to Oscar Health’s technology services, @ntepper90 reports https://t.co/seK1OFdRW2 via @modrnhealthcr
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Oscar Health’s deal with Health First was expected to generate $60 million in revenue in 2022.
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"An organization that has the scale of CommonSpirit has opportunities that other healthcare delivery systems will not have," CEO Wright Lassiter tells @alex_kacik
https://t.co/tM7W9FBetj via @modrnhealthcr
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CommonSpirit, which has 150,000 employees across 21 states, is forming an internal staffing agency and a nursing residency program to bolster its workforce, new CEO Wright Lassiter said.
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Signify Health shares soar on reports of Amazon, UnitedHealth bids https://t.co/07ha1dKa2K via @modrnhealthcr
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“There’s not really a long-term view on how to get volumes up.” @ntepper90 @ce_hudson_mh have the story. https://t.co/IxieEAz349 via @modrnhealthcr
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COVID-19 care declined during the second quarter and so did routine visits, leading to a boom for health insurers and bust for health systems.
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The commission's point of view: “It’s about healthcare leaders. They have not been held accountable for what turns out to be very costly disengagement with these communities." https://t.co/Ro0bsF08mI via @modrnhealthcr
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The changes are geared toward leadership at primary-care clinics, behavioral health facilities and hospitals.
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The layoffs come as GoHealth faces increased competition. https://t.co/is215xdrPE via @modrnhealthcr #healthcare $GOCO
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GoHealth's net loss increased six-fold to $37.2 million during the second quarter.
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New Jersey health system to keep child care centers after employee outcry https://t.co/WRyoK0K1ph via @modrnhealthcr
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The not-for-profit health system, which operates six day care centers, told employees in July it would end the program later this year, citing financial pressures and staffing issues.
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