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September 27, 2024 Jake Fishman 0 min read
  1. LAPD officer’s gun sucked into MRI machine during raid.
  2. Dems introduce legislation to permanently lower ACA plan costs. 
  3. Cardinal Health acquires Integrated Oncology Network for $1B.
  4. CDC: 40.3% of U.S adults are obese, 46.5% of adults aged 40-59.
  5. VA’s new Oracle EHR saw 826 ‘major’ incidents since its launch.
  6. U.S. House committee passes rare pediatric disease drug bill.
  7. 29% of Americans have undiagnosed iron deficiency.
  8. Senate holds Steward Health CEO in criminal contempt.
  9. PA-based system fires workers for sharing inappropriate patient images.
  10. Providers say reimbursement denials are getting worse.
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