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.

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 ...

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.

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.

More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a CDC study published June 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Penn Medicine raises operating margin to 2.4% through Q3 2026, driven by $10.1 billion revenue and $238.5 million operating income.