From contracting battles to vertical integration scrutiny and continued prior authorization tensions, few things in healthcare are as predictable as the backlash insurance companies consistently face ...

Alabama police confirmed an officer-involved shooting on the campus of UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham Aug. 13 that left one man dead. The incident occurred around 12:35 p.m. when an officer with the ...

The CDC is tracking more than 24,000 cyclosporiasis cases and 700 hospitalizations tied to ongoing outbreaks across the U.S. Four things to know: 1. As of Aug. 11, the CDC has recorded 13,895 ...

Prescription drug prices post a 3.1% annual decline through July, the largest drop since 1963, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence saw a $64 million operating income (0.8% margin) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up from a $24 million income (0.3%) during the same period last year, ...

Consider the arc. Paper charts gave way to electronic records, and electronic records got rich enough that data stopped being scarce. What did not change is that the work between departments still ...

WISeR high-stakes first year tests AI-driven prior authorization in Medicare to reduce fraud and spending in six states.

Francis Tezanos joined HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball (Texas) as CFO in January, bringing a background of more than two decades with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, with the majority spent in ...

Average CEO pay rose 30% in 2025 at three large publicly traded health systems, outpacing typical employee pay growth significantly.

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living recognized four leaders and frontline staff in its 2026 Provider Achieving Care Excellence Awards Program. The program, ...

PatientRightsAdvocate.org sued the American Medical Association on Aug. 13, seeking to void the AMA’s copyright over the CPT code set so the patient advocacy group can republish the codes online for ...

Patient wait times to receive first-course therapy after a cancer diagnosis grew by almost two weeks between 2012 and 2023, according to a study published Aug. 12 in JAMA Surgery. For the study, ...