AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMedicare Advantage network shake-up: CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern, N.C. says it will drop UnitedHealthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage plans effective July 1, citing “burdensome” payment policies, denials, and reimbursement delays; emergency care will still be in-network, and negotiations are ongoing. State mental-health fight: Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care heard arguments over closing Hiram W. Davis Medical Center near Central State Hospital, with families pushing for alternatives to relocating patients about 80 miles away. Public safety & violence: A man was found dead from a gunshot wound in the parking lot of UMass-Memorial Marlborough Hospital; in Houston, a Methodist employee was stabbed in a Texas Medical Center garage and police released a suspect description. Infectious disease watch: Hantavirus fears are rising in the UK as evacuated MV Hondius passengers are isolated near intensive care units, while a Dutch hospital quarantined staff after a hantavirus protocol breach. Health trends: Wisconsin tick-related ER visits are trending higher earlier this spring; England’s NHS reports 6,497 children treated at specialist obesity clinics since 2021, including hundreds as young as four. Care access upgrades: Weyburn General Hospital in Saskatchewan is complete and now has an on-site helipad to speed emergency transfers.
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