CMS published a final rule June 12 to increase oversight of the nine accrediting organizations that survey more than 9,000 healthcare organizations annually for compliance with federal health and ...

Pay dethrones job security as the leading reason employees stay, McKinsey finds, highlighting shifts in workforce retention priorities for 2026.

CMS floats permanent status for Medicare drug price negotiations, proposing codified rules to secure savings and expand drug selections from 2029 onward.

So far in 2026, Becker’s has reported on eight health systems that announced, advanced or finalized hospital projects worth $1 billion or more. Five of the projects involve new hospitals or patient ...

Christus consolidates inpatient services from Pine Street to main St. Michael Hospital campus in Texarkana, completing transition by July 1.

UnitedHealth Group subsidiaries and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a tentative agreement as of June 12 that would resolve allegations the companies had “created a broken rebate system that ...

Most health AI tools in use today fall outside the oversight framework patients and executives might expect, according to a Bipartisan Policy Center report. Here are five notes from the report, which ...

CFOs must be operational leaders to improve patient outcomes and financial sustainability at Catholic Health in Rockville Centre, N.Y.

For most patients, the steady advance of healthcare interoperability has been an unambiguous good. A medical record that arrives before the patient means faster, better-informed care in the emergency ...

The $50 billion Congress set aside for rural healthcare in HR 1 will be outpaced by Medicaid, ACA marketplace and SNAP cuts by 2029, according to a June 9 report from The Commonwealth Fund. The report ...

Elevance Health is suing a former senior executive, alleging he violated a noncompete agreement when he joined Medicare Advantage insurer Alignment Healthcare weeks after resigning. The complaint was ...

Greg Rodriguez ended his role June 11 as board director of Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Healthcare District and Foundation Board to pursue plans to become the district’s new CEO, according to a ...