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In brief: Kevin Black named Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society president
Dr. Kevin Black, the C. McCollister Evarts professor and chairman of the department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, recently became the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society's 58th president.
In brief: PinnacleHealth joins Aetna networks
Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System has joined Aetna's Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program provider networks.
POWERBOOK 2013: Power alumni
Now in its third year, our annual Powerbook edition has highlighted some of Central Pennsylvania's most influential power players.
POWERBOOK 2013: Rite Aid CEO blends financial objectives, community involvement
John T. Standley was brought back to Rite Aid Corp. in 2008 and tasked with rebuilding the struggling pharmacy chain for a second time in nine years.
Powerbook 2013
One person can make a difference, but it often takes a team to bring it all together.
New regulations allow $500 FSA carryover
A new regulation effective immediately gives health flexible spending arrangement plan sponsors the ability to let employees carry over up to $500 in unused funds into the next year.
Eastern Insurance, NiSource shares up in Q3; Select Medical level
On the heels of its announced sale in September, Lancaster-based Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. closed the third quarter strong with net income of $3.7 million, or 48 cents per diluted share.
Report: Numbers of ambulatory surgery centers increase, margins rise slightly
Statewide, the number of ambulatory surgery centers grew by 10 to 281 in 2012, and their average operating margins grew from 24.94 percent to 25.83 percent, according to the annual Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report.
Community Health Systems Q3 net income drops 91 percent
Third-quarter net income for Community Health Systems Inc. dropped 91 percent from $44.2 million last year to just under $4.1 million this year, according to the company's latest report.
Obamacare furor inspires curiosity
Even though much of it has centered on healthcare.gov's problems, all the press on Obamacare has served to increase curiosity, according to Bankrate.com.
Geisinger-Lewistown deal approved after antitrust drama
The Geisinger Health System acquisition of Lewistown Hospital is out of the regulatory queue after a short antitrust drama.
