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42 HEALTHCARE NEWS Glassdoor: Best places to work in healthcare for 2021 By Ayla Ellison G lassdoor released its list of "Best Places to Work" in 2021, and 18 hospitals, health systems and health- care companies made the list. Six hospitals and health systems were named in the list of 100 companies, with Emanate Health ranking above the other five. e rankings are based on the input of employ- ees, who voluntarily complete a review of their job, work environment and employer over the past year. Here are the hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that made Glassdoor's annual list, with their accompanying ranking: 14. Stryker (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 19. Emanate Health (Covina, Calif.) 24. Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, N.J.) 39. Pfizer (New York City) 40. CoverMyMeds (Columbus, Ohio) 41. Intuitive (Sunnyvale, Calif.) 42. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City) 47. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.) 61. Merck (Kenilworth, N.J.) 65. Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) 69. CHG Healthcare (Midvale, Utah) 74. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) 75. Health Catalyst (Salt Lake City) 78. Bristol Myers Squibb (New York City) 87. Eli Lilly and Co. (Indianapolis) 90. MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) 98. Novartis (Cambridge, Mass.) 99. Trilogy Health Services (Louisville, Ky.) n 2 defendants plead guilty in $109M Medicare fraud case By Morgan Haefner T wo defendants pleaded guilty to partaking in a billing scheme that defrauded more than $109 million from Medicare, the Justice Department said Jan. 20. Colorado resident Jessica Jones and Florida resident Elizabeth Putulin each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Ms. Jones and Ms. Putulin pleaded guilty to working with Juan Camilo Perez Buitrago to submit more than $109 mil- lion in false and fraudulent claims for durable medical equipment to Medicare. Mr. Perez pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme in October 2020. According to the Justice Department, Ms. Jones and Ms. Putulin helped Mr. Perez submit false Medicare claims by establishing shell companies that were fraudulently registered as durable medical equipment companies. The shell companies were established across more than a dozen states. Mr. Perez's sentencing is scheduled for March 4. Ms. Jones and Ms. Putulin are scheduled to be sentenced on May 19. n Nearly 20% of U.S. counties have no COVID-19 testing sites By Maia Anderson A lmost 20 percent of U.S. counties have no COVID-19 testing sites, affecting more than 7 million people, according to data from nonprofit group Surgo Ven- tures cited by The Wall Street Journal. Testing deserts are often in less affluent urban and rural counties, WSJ reported. Many people in those areas have front-line jobs that put them at higher risk of contracting the virus and spreading it to others. In most urban testing deserts, the proportion of people of color is higher than the national average. Other barriers to more widespread testing include lack of free testing or testing for children. Some areas don't have reliable internet access to allow people to book appoint- ments to be tested or check their results. President Joe Biden's pandemic response plan, released Jan. 21, includes a national COVID-19 testing strategy that broadens access to testing, according to WSJ. It also includes purchasing more rapid tests to be sent to priority populations and boosting development of more at-home tests. n