Health Care Hero: Barb Elder, Good Samaritan Hospital

July 11, 2023
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Barb Elder doesn’t consider herself a health care hero. She’s a volunteer in the gift shop at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, something she’s done for 25 years. And each year, the proceeds from the gift shop generate $20,000 in scholarships to hospital employees who are enrolled in school to further their education in their […]

July 8, 2023
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Zion Gastelum was 2 years old when he died days after receiving root canals on his baby teeth during a visit to a dentist in Yuma in 2017. Lizeth Lares was just 4 when she died after getting a tooth pulled a year prior at the same dental office. And two more people died after […]

July 7, 2023
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During her medical residency at Northwestern in Chicago, gastroenterologist Rachel Issaka got different reactions when she asked patients to get screened for colon cancer: white patients in a downtown clinic said yes; Black patients in a southside clinic said no. That’s when she decided to dedicate her career improving colorectal cancer outcomes in racial/ethnic minorities […]

July 3, 2023
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In my 30-year career, cost has always been an issue and concern among employers. As health care costs have increased, it’s become even more top of mind. When I first started in this business, we’d meet with employers’ human resources department to discuss health benefits. Now, the chief financial officers, chief operating officers and chief […]

July 2, 2023
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Three new studies highlight UnitedHealthcare cost-savings strategies, validating savings methodologies across key programs and confirming the ability to manage savings better than the competition. UnitedHealthcare is engaging third-party firms to help consultants, brokers and employers understand that a total cost of care strategy must extend beyond traditional discount analyses. According to three studies from Wakely […]

June 30, 2023
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If Massachusetts is to remain a world leader in the life sciences, it needs to meet the current and future demands for more skilled workers to fill this booming industry. According to a 2021 report issued by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation, the state can expect an additional 109,000 life science positions to need filling […]

June 29, 2023
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will dramatically alter the health insurance market in Illinois. The measures establish a state-based exchange for policies sold under the Affordable Care Act and give the Illinois Department of Insurance the authority to modify or reject proposed rate increases. “Since day one of my administration, I’ve been committed […]

June 28, 2023
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A Georgia biotech company that aims to save the world’s bee population raised $4.5 million to help fuel its growth globally. Athens-based Dalan Animal Health, which last year moved into the University of Georgia’s Delta Innovation Hub, says it has developed the world’s first honeybee vaccine to protect the pollinators from a bacterial disease called […]

June 23, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – invented at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and licensed to Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. – following months of debate over its efficacy. This is the first-ever gene therapy for Duchenne, a progressive and fatal disorder that almost exclusively affects young boys. The […]

June 21, 2023
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has hired Centene executive Keith Williamson as interim director of community engagement, a position in which Williamson has agreed to serve on a pro bono basis while searching for a permanent hire. Williamson is chief charitable giving officer of Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) and president of the Centene Foundation. […]

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