East Lansing – October 29, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named David R. Neff, DO, a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for contributions in medicine, education and research, citing a career of more than 45 years that spans clinical practice, pharmaceutical leadership and academia.

Prairieville, Louisiana – October 29, 2026 -- Hope Charities is backing H.R. 10549, a House bill that would bar commercial health plans from steering patients toward insurer- or PBM-owned specialty pharmacies, with the rules taking effect for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2029.

TAMPA – October 29, 2026 -- John Couris, president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center | Tampa General Hospital (TGH), earned a place on Florida Trend's 2026 "Florida 500" list for the sixth consecutive year, and four other TGH-linked leaders joined him on the list.

Santa Clarita – October 29, 2026 -- SetPoint Medical has treated its first patient in Boston with the SetPoint System, extending the only FDA-approved neuroimmune modulation therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to adults across New England.

Beth Israel Deaconess surgeon performs first Boston implant

Joshua P. Aronson, M.D., a functional neurosurgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), performed the procedure. He described it as an outpatient intervention that opens a different treatment pathway for RA patients.

PEEKSKILL – – October 29, 2026 -- Eric J. Dalton, Vice President & Visionary of Angels on Call Homecare, has won Healthcare Visionary of the Year in the 2026 IE100 Global Awards, his second consecutive title after the 2025 recognition.

CINCINNATI – – October 29, 2026 -- FirstLight Home Care has passed 300 locations across the United States and sent President and CEO Glee McAnanly on a cross-country RV tour to visit its franchise owners, their teams and caregivers.

Best Days Tour began in Maine on Oct. 26

The tour started Monday, Oct. 26, with a kickoff event at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The first leg covers the East Coast this fall, and additional stops across the United States are planned for 2027.

Oakland – October 29, 2026 -- Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $15 million charitable grant to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland to build 20 private inpatient behavioral health rooms, adding capacity to treat approximately 700 children and adolescents a year.

Grant funds a 21,300-square-foot behavioral health wing

The money will pay for construction of the wing as part of the hospital's modernization project. The plan includes an outdoor therapy space and a therapeutic roof garden. The wing is expected to open in 2031.

LAS VEGAS – October 28, 2026 -- CarePatrol, a Best Life Brands company, can now offer senior care advisory services in Nevada, where placement services became permitted for the first time.

London – October 28, 2026 -- Sciensus has appointed James Tugendhat OBE as Chief Executive Officer, bringing in an executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across healthcare and complex service organisations.

CANTON, Mass. – October 28, 2026 -- More than 2,000 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care members have enrolled in the Hinge Health digital musculoskeletal (MSK) program since its July launch, the Point32Health company said as it announced new and expanded clinical partnerships.