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Lawmakers wrote a letter Monday calling on the HHS nominee to provide communications on his stock buys.
Vizient survey finds 89.5 percent of hospital executives said protection of patients with pre-existing conditions must be kept.
Dunn will take the helm of the system's financial strategy, bringing with her 27 years of healthcare financial management experience.
Officials of the two systems have talked about a merger for years, but had never signed a letter of intent, citing leadership structure as one of the primary reasons.
The ban, if it holds for the full 90 days, would overlap with the annual residency matching process.
Dr. Suha Abushamma's flight back to Saudi Arabia took off minutes before a federal judge ordered such forced removals to stop.
CMS is expected to release the advance rate notice for plans on Feb. 2.
Layoffs amount to less than 3 percent of their staff, concern mostly non-clinical positions, system says.
Ram Raju will also serve as community health investment officer, evaluating needs of vulnerable communities and gauge the system's ability to respond
The Obama administration had already paid for and scheduled the ads.