Health CareFederal and state officials highlight Medicaid fraud in Philadelphia President Trump's administration has made it a priority to combat Medicaid billing fraud nationwide. In Philly, one case cited was an agency that billed $225,000 for services by a deceased aide.Harold Brubaker Quality Community Health Care’s financial troubles have deepened this summerHarold Brubaker Bayada Home Health Care’s new CEO Bryony Winn wants to provide higher levels of care at home Harold Brubaker Temple and Jefferson resident physicians have ratified union contractsAubrey Whelan Insurers propose 17% average rate increase for Pennie health plans in 2027Sarah Gantz AdvertisementTower Health is laying off 160 workers at Pottstown Hospital while expanding emergency department, behavioral healthThe job cuts amount to 22% of the Pottstown workforce and come seven months after Tower eliminated 131 jobs at the Montgomery County facility in an earlier round of layoffs.Harold Brubaker Tower Health and Jefferson Health have formed a clinical affiliationTower leadership, governance, and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged as the affiliation takes shape, Tower said.Harold Brubaker Jefferson Health sued IBX, claiming payment changes cost it nearly $100 million this yearThe lawsuit pits two Philadelphia healthcare titans against each other less than six months before their contract ends. Jefferson has been losing money, and IBX is under pressure to slow spending.Harold Brubaker Main Line Health is adding specialty physicians to reduce wait timesBy expanding into urology and GI specialties, Main Line is putting itself into competition with two large physician groups, MidLantic Urology and U.S. Digestive Health.Harold Brubaker Nursing homes got more Medicaid money out of Pennsylvania’s new budgetPennsylvania's budget sets a new floor of Medicaid funding of nursing homes and updates a formula used to determine whether nursing homes are spending enough on resident care.Harold Brubaker A Penn Medicine employee shuttle was struck by a car and knocked on its side early Friday in South PhillyOne of the 11 passengers was initially in critical condition, but has been upgraded to stable.Harold Brubaker Jefferson, Nemours, Temple, and St. Chris are exploring alliance to support the North Philadelphia children’s hospitalIf the alliance is finalized, ownership of the North Philadelphia safety-net hospital would not change. Drexel University and Tower Health will remain the hospital's owners.Harold Brubaker and Aubrey Whelan $617 million in tax-free bonds for sale of South Jersey’s Advantage Behavioral Health blur private equity, nonprofit linesMarlton-based Advantage Behavioral Health operates through two brands, Victory Bay and Harmony Bay. Victory Bay provides intensive outpatient treatment, while Harmony Bay provides virtual therapy.Harold Brubaker Leonard Abramson, founder of U.S. Healthcare and prolific philanthropist, has died at 93As a philanthropist, Mr. Abramson and his wife, Madlyn, established the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Foundation in 1996 and donated more than $140 million to Penn and Penn Medicine.Gary Miles Rothman Orthopaedics is refocused on Philly region, opening three new surgery centersRothman's plan for more free-standing surgery centers comes as Medicare and other insurers increasingly push procedures into the lower-cost facilities.Harold Brubaker How much did Philly-area nonprofit health system CEOs make in 2024?All CEOs except those at the smallest systems received at least $1 million in compensation.Harold Brubaker NovaCare Rehabilitation’s parent, Select Medical, was sold in $3.9 billion private equity dealNovaCare has more than 100 physical therapy locations in the Philadelphia region, some of them through a partnership with Rothman Orthopaedics.Harold Brubaker Connolly Dermatology, a once fast-growing practice, faces N.J. lawsuit over unpaid wages In May, the New Jersey Department of Labor said it was investigating complaints about three weeks of missed payrolls.Harold Brubaker Goodwill opens new medical equipment store in South JerseyGoodwill Home Medical Equipment now has two South Jersey locations. Both sell used and refurbished electric scooters, wheelchairs, hospital beds, and shower and lift chairs.Wendy Ruderman Two more Philly-area oral and maxillofacial surgery practices have joined a New Jersey groupMAX Surgical Specialty Management now has 12 surgeons at 12 locations in Pennsylvania.Harold Brubaker See more storiesAdvertisement
Federal and state officials highlight Medicaid fraud in Philadelphia President Trump's administration has made it a priority to combat Medicaid billing fraud nationwide. In Philly, one case cited was an agency that billed $225,000 for services by a deceased aide.Harold Brubaker
Federal and state officials highlight Medicaid fraud in Philadelphia President Trump's administration has made it a priority to combat Medicaid billing fraud nationwide. In Philly, one case cited was an agency that billed $225,000 for services by a deceased aide.Harold Brubaker
Bayada Home Health Care’s new CEO Bryony Winn wants to provide higher levels of care at home Harold Brubaker
Bayada Home Health Care’s new CEO Bryony Winn wants to provide higher levels of care at home Harold Brubaker
Tower Health is laying off 160 workers at Pottstown Hospital while expanding emergency department, behavioral healthThe job cuts amount to 22% of the Pottstown workforce and come seven months after Tower eliminated 131 jobs at the Montgomery County facility in an earlier round of layoffs.Harold Brubaker
Tower Health is laying off 160 workers at Pottstown Hospital while expanding emergency department, behavioral healthThe job cuts amount to 22% of the Pottstown workforce and come seven months after Tower eliminated 131 jobs at the Montgomery County facility in an earlier round of layoffs.Harold Brubaker
Tower Health and Jefferson Health have formed a clinical affiliationTower leadership, governance, and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged as the affiliation takes shape, Tower said.Harold Brubaker
Tower Health and Jefferson Health have formed a clinical affiliationTower leadership, governance, and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged as the affiliation takes shape, Tower said.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health sued IBX, claiming payment changes cost it nearly $100 million this yearThe lawsuit pits two Philadelphia healthcare titans against each other less than six months before their contract ends. Jefferson has been losing money, and IBX is under pressure to slow spending.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health sued IBX, claiming payment changes cost it nearly $100 million this yearThe lawsuit pits two Philadelphia healthcare titans against each other less than six months before their contract ends. Jefferson has been losing money, and IBX is under pressure to slow spending.Harold Brubaker
Main Line Health is adding specialty physicians to reduce wait timesBy expanding into urology and GI specialties, Main Line is putting itself into competition with two large physician groups, MidLantic Urology and U.S. Digestive Health.Harold Brubaker
Main Line Health is adding specialty physicians to reduce wait timesBy expanding into urology and GI specialties, Main Line is putting itself into competition with two large physician groups, MidLantic Urology and U.S. Digestive Health.Harold Brubaker
Nursing homes got more Medicaid money out of Pennsylvania’s new budgetPennsylvania's budget sets a new floor of Medicaid funding of nursing homes and updates a formula used to determine whether nursing homes are spending enough on resident care.Harold Brubaker
Nursing homes got more Medicaid money out of Pennsylvania’s new budgetPennsylvania's budget sets a new floor of Medicaid funding of nursing homes and updates a formula used to determine whether nursing homes are spending enough on resident care.Harold Brubaker
A Penn Medicine employee shuttle was struck by a car and knocked on its side early Friday in South PhillyOne of the 11 passengers was initially in critical condition, but has been upgraded to stable.Harold Brubaker
A Penn Medicine employee shuttle was struck by a car and knocked on its side early Friday in South PhillyOne of the 11 passengers was initially in critical condition, but has been upgraded to stable.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson, Nemours, Temple, and St. Chris are exploring alliance to support the North Philadelphia children’s hospitalIf the alliance is finalized, ownership of the North Philadelphia safety-net hospital would not change. Drexel University and Tower Health will remain the hospital's owners.Harold Brubaker and Aubrey Whelan
Jefferson, Nemours, Temple, and St. Chris are exploring alliance to support the North Philadelphia children’s hospitalIf the alliance is finalized, ownership of the North Philadelphia safety-net hospital would not change. Drexel University and Tower Health will remain the hospital's owners.Harold Brubaker and Aubrey Whelan
$617 million in tax-free bonds for sale of South Jersey’s Advantage Behavioral Health blur private equity, nonprofit linesMarlton-based Advantage Behavioral Health operates through two brands, Victory Bay and Harmony Bay. Victory Bay provides intensive outpatient treatment, while Harmony Bay provides virtual therapy.Harold Brubaker
$617 million in tax-free bonds for sale of South Jersey’s Advantage Behavioral Health blur private equity, nonprofit linesMarlton-based Advantage Behavioral Health operates through two brands, Victory Bay and Harmony Bay. Victory Bay provides intensive outpatient treatment, while Harmony Bay provides virtual therapy.Harold Brubaker
Leonard Abramson, founder of U.S. Healthcare and prolific philanthropist, has died at 93As a philanthropist, Mr. Abramson and his wife, Madlyn, established the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Foundation in 1996 and donated more than $140 million to Penn and Penn Medicine.Gary Miles
Leonard Abramson, founder of U.S. Healthcare and prolific philanthropist, has died at 93As a philanthropist, Mr. Abramson and his wife, Madlyn, established the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Foundation in 1996 and donated more than $140 million to Penn and Penn Medicine.Gary Miles
Rothman Orthopaedics is refocused on Philly region, opening three new surgery centersRothman's plan for more free-standing surgery centers comes as Medicare and other insurers increasingly push procedures into the lower-cost facilities.Harold Brubaker
Rothman Orthopaedics is refocused on Philly region, opening three new surgery centersRothman's plan for more free-standing surgery centers comes as Medicare and other insurers increasingly push procedures into the lower-cost facilities.Harold Brubaker
How much did Philly-area nonprofit health system CEOs make in 2024?All CEOs except those at the smallest systems received at least $1 million in compensation.Harold Brubaker
How much did Philly-area nonprofit health system CEOs make in 2024?All CEOs except those at the smallest systems received at least $1 million in compensation.Harold Brubaker
NovaCare Rehabilitation’s parent, Select Medical, was sold in $3.9 billion private equity dealNovaCare has more than 100 physical therapy locations in the Philadelphia region, some of them through a partnership with Rothman Orthopaedics.Harold Brubaker
NovaCare Rehabilitation’s parent, Select Medical, was sold in $3.9 billion private equity dealNovaCare has more than 100 physical therapy locations in the Philadelphia region, some of them through a partnership with Rothman Orthopaedics.Harold Brubaker
Connolly Dermatology, a once fast-growing practice, faces N.J. lawsuit over unpaid wages In May, the New Jersey Department of Labor said it was investigating complaints about three weeks of missed payrolls.Harold Brubaker
Connolly Dermatology, a once fast-growing practice, faces N.J. lawsuit over unpaid wages In May, the New Jersey Department of Labor said it was investigating complaints about three weeks of missed payrolls.Harold Brubaker
Goodwill opens new medical equipment store in South JerseyGoodwill Home Medical Equipment now has two South Jersey locations. Both sell used and refurbished electric scooters, wheelchairs, hospital beds, and shower and lift chairs.Wendy Ruderman
Goodwill opens new medical equipment store in South JerseyGoodwill Home Medical Equipment now has two South Jersey locations. Both sell used and refurbished electric scooters, wheelchairs, hospital beds, and shower and lift chairs.Wendy Ruderman
Two more Philly-area oral and maxillofacial surgery practices have joined a New Jersey groupMAX Surgical Specialty Management now has 12 surgeons at 12 locations in Pennsylvania.Harold Brubaker
Two more Philly-area oral and maxillofacial surgery practices have joined a New Jersey groupMAX Surgical Specialty Management now has 12 surgeons at 12 locations in Pennsylvania.Harold Brubaker
