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29.10.26 - 00:24
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Inside The Little-Known Drug Program Making Big Hospitals Billions (ZeroHedge)
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Inside The Little-Known Drug Program Making Big Hospitals Billions
Authored by Sylvia Xu, Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times,Hospitals that benefit from a government program intended to help safety-net institutions end up spending less on charity care than other hospitals, a new study has found, as federal policymakers move to reform the $244 billion initiative.The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows certain healthcare providers to buy prescription drugs at a steep discount and sell them to patients at retail prices, keeping the difference to supplement their income.The program was created more than 30 years ago to give a financial boost to rural hospitals, hospitals serving a disproportionate share of Medicaid patients, and other safety-net healthcare providers.The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, allowed many more hospitals to join the program. At the same time, hospitals, physician practices, and other providers were consolidating into large healthcare conglomerates.Within a few ...
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27.10.26 - 23:54
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More Than 250 Hospitals Pledge To Serve Healthier Food: RFK Jr. (ZeroHedge)
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More Than 250 Hospitals Pledge To Serve Healthier Food: RFK Jr.
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,More than 250 hospitals have committed to serving healthier food, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Oct. 26.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) speaks to reporters with President Donald Trump (L) and Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in Washington on Oct. 23, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The hospitals signed the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge, which commits them to providing healthier food to patients and emphasizing nutrition."Hospitals have a responsibility to promote health in every part of patient care, including the food they serve," Kennedy said in a statement. "More than 250 hospitals are taking action to improve nutrition for their patients, staff, and communities. I am calling on every hospital in America to join them, sign the pledge, and help make healthy food a standard part of health care."The hospitals include m...
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27.10.26 - 12:42
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. Q3 Sales Increase (AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) announced earnings for third quarter of $1.579 billionThe company's bottom line came in at $1.579 billion, or $7.27 per share. This compares with ......
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