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The Biden administration will announce on Tuesday a new plan to send COVID-19 vaccine doses directly to doctors in rural areas as rates lag by as much as 20% compared to urban rates.
Business briefs: Honors and a grand opening Mansfield News Journal Culligan Quality Water of North Central Ohio wins top dealer award MANSFIELD - Culligan Quality Water of North Central Ohio was awarded a Top Dealer Award for being one of the top 25 dealers in medium markets in all of North America for 2020. The Culligan Of North Central Ohio franchise serves the Ohio counties of Richland, Knox, Ashland, Morrow, Crawford and portions of southern Huron County. Cameron Karger, president and co-owner of the Culligan franchise, said he owed a debt of gratitude to each employee in the dealership...
Apr 12, 2021 University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland, Ohio). University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center is a 52-bed hospital dedicated to serving Ashland County and surrounding communities. In March, 2021, The Chartis Center for Rural Health named University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital in the U.S. for the second year in a row. UH Samaritan Medical Center is only one of five rural hospitals in Ohio to receive this recognition. Rankings are based on The Hospital Strength INDEX® consisting of eight “pillars:” inpatient market s...
Cigna and Oscar expand their small business partnership Cigna and Oscar expand their small business partnership Carla Tramullas Cigna Corp. and Oscar Health have expanded their small-group offering in California, and analysts called the low-stakes partnership a PR stunt intended to distract from the startup's poor performance in the public markets. The two companies' small business insurance plan is now available across Tennessee, Connecticut, California and the Atlanta area. The insurers aim to sell their health plan to companies with 100 employees or less. Their plan includes integrated me...
UnitedHealthcare names Thompson as new CEO UnitedHealthcare names Thompson as new CEO UnitedHealth Group named a new lead to its $200 billion insurer, UnitedHealthcare, on Wednesday. The Minnetonka, Minn.-based health giant announced that Brian Thompson will lead the nation's largest insurer, which covers 48.4 million members. Thompson has been with the company since 2004 and most recently served as UnitedHealthcare's lead for government programs including Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and ACA business. Thompson replaces Dirk McMahon in the post, who will continue to serve as chief operating o...