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August 2, 2024 Jason Barry 0 min read
  1. Jefferson and Lehigh Valley Health complete $15B mega-merger.
  2. WaPo profiles “one-stop” hospitals with ERs and urgent care.
  3. Ransomware attack on large blood donation network.
  4. MyMichigan Health acquires Ascension’s Northern Michigan hospitals. 
  5. Cigna may soon become out-of-network at Dignity Health.
  6. NC to give hospitals extra Medicaid funds for forgiving medical debt.
  7. UAB Medical West opens new $400M hospital.
  8. Testimony: computer error wrongly stripped Florida Medicaid coverage.
  9. Average healthcare data breach cost $10M in 2024.
  10. Less than half of patients challenge medical billing errors.
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