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Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Health System has launched outbound pharmacy delivery from its new Consolidated Service Center, centralizing medication distribution to 14 acute care and St. Luke’s Cancer Institute pharmacy locations as of June 19. The rollout marks the…

The Federal Trade Commission has approved UPS’ $1.6 billion acquisition of Andlaur Healthcare Group, a Canadian provider of temperature-controlled logistics and distribution services for the healthcare sector.  The green light allows UPS to proceed with the transaction first announced in…

Heritage Valley Kennedy Hospital in Kennedy Township, Pa., will officially close at 11:59 p.m. on June 30 due to declining patient volumes and diminishing reimbursements, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.  Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System acquired…

The Justice Department, through its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown investigation, has charged 324 defendants in schemes involving more than $14.6 billion in intended losses to Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. Five things to know:  1. The 2025…

Providence workers are set to begin a two-day strike July 2 at Hospice of Petaluma (Calif.) and Memorial Hospice in Santa Rosa, Calif. The action marks their first-ever strike and comes amid ongoing contract negotiations. The strike involves more than…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas and Unity Medical Center, a 49-bed independent hospital in Manchester, Tenn., have formed a partnership to expand access to care. The strategic alliance aims to improve outcomes and expand specialty services at Unity Medical Center,…

Moderna’s experimental mRNA-based flu vaccine demonstrated a stronger immune response than a currently available standard flu shot in a late-stage phase 3 trial, clearing a path for regulatory approval and advancing the combo flu and COVID shot, CNBC reported June…

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has appointed two new vice presidents, Patrick Brown, MD, as vice president and chief medical information officer and Philip Karp as vice president and CTO, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Brown…

American medicine is facing an epidemic of physician burnout that threatens the overall quality of healthcare. Unhappy clinicians are bad for patients and for business, leading to an estimated $5 billion in losses annually due to turnover, reduced clinical hours…

As federal lawmakers continue to debate major reforms to Medicaid spending, entrepreneur Mark Cuban is proposing what he believes is “the best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid.”  In a June 26 post on X, the billionaire and co-founder…