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 ...

Hospital projects worth 2026 include eight major developments exceeding $1 billion, expanding capacity and services across U.S. health systems.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Cigna sues Tennessee over PBM law restricting pharmacy ownership, citing impact on 180,000 patients and potential $113M Accredo relocation cost.

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

CDC data shows the leading causes death every state in 2024, highlighting heart disease and cancer as top causes nationwide.