Biden’s proposed budget targets prescription drug costs, and weight-loss drug Wegovy receives FDA approval to treat cardiovascular disease.

On this episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we listen to the second half of host J. Carlisle Larsen’s conversation with Celina Cunanan, Chief Diversity, Equity & Belonging Officer at Cleveland, Ohio-based University Hospitals.

Since the late 1980s, financial planning has been a core focus of Kaufman Hall’s work. A recent leadership change emphasized the importance of financial planning to the for-profit corporate world. It should be given similar priority in the not-for-profit hospital universe.

The federal government steps in to help providers deal with the Change hack, and Congress advances a bill with financial relief for providers.

Health system leaders focused on the day-to-day needs of their organization can sometimes lose sight of key developments in other sectors of healthcare. But in an interconnected healthcare ecosystem, understanding the trendlines their payer counterparts are facing is an essential task.

Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced it would partner with major health systems and invest $250 million dollars to launch healthcare-oriented high schools to address an expected shortage of workers within the industry. Many hospitals and health systems have educational programs today that aim to get young people interested in healthcare.

Change Healthcare’s systems go down after a cyberattack, and UnitedHealth Group faces a federal antitrust probe.

The Change Healthcare cyberattack has affected claims processing and cash flow for many provider organizations. Learn more about the impacts and how to respond.

Hospital financials proved strong in January compared to previous years, though margins declined slightly from the previous month.