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> After years of following a no-layoff policy, Scripps Health announced it will let about 100 employees go, KGTV San Diego reports. Article
> Kentucky's Methodist Hospital CEO Bruce Begley has announced he will retire at the beginning of next month, according to The Gleaner. Article
> Nurses at Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center will go back to work today after a weeklong strike to push for higher staffing levels and better pay, the Los Angeles Times reports. Article
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> When hospitals merge, no matter their geographic location, higher prices almost always are the result, according to a study of cross-market hospital mergers across the United States. Article
> Surviving cancer is one challenge for victims of the disease. Surviving the financial burdens in the aftermath of the disease is another--and new research suggests there is a lot of worry on that front. Article
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