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Hybrid mental health practice SokyaHealth rebrands to Headlight and announces $18 million in funding.
The company, which operates in seven states, has named former PillPack executive Geoff Swindle CEO.
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Agilon Health names Senior Medical Director and VP of Network Performance Karthik Rao, MD interim chief medical officer. Rao takes over from Benjamin Kornitzer, MD who will become a special advisor to the company.
Esteban López, MD (Hopscotch Health Children’s Urgent Care) joins Doxy.me as chief medical officer.
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Meadville Medical Center officials attempt to explain the need for facility fees after patients of Meadville Ob/Gyn Associates take to social media to complain about being billed separately for clinical care and facility fees. While the medical center says the facility fees – some in the $400 range – are a billing necessity based on insurance coverage and hospital ownership, patients continue to express frustration at the charges and lack of proactive communication from MMC about what they would be billed for once the practice became a part of the hospital in early 2023.
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