UnitedHealthcare pares back prior authorizations and speeds payments for 1,500 rural hospitals, expanding nationwide by fall 2024.

As of March 31, the National Institutes of Health has awarded 1,385 competitive grants in fiscal 2026, down 54% from 3,024 grants awarded during the same period in fiscal 2025, The Washington Post ...

Rupert, Idaho-based Minidoka Memorial Hospital had to transfer some emergency patients after an Easter morning cyber incident disrupted its imaging services. The hospital said April 17 that care ...

A retired chief philanthropy officer and four other former employees at Renton, Wash.-based Providence filed a lawsuit April 17 against the system, alleging the organization failed to ...

The American College of Radiology has raised concerns over new mammography guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians.  The American ...

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health recorded an operating loss of $33.9 million (-0.5% operating margin) in 2025, an improvement from a $494.3 million loss (-8.3% margin) in 2024, driven by a ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, to lead the CDC, following months of leadership instability at the agency.  The CDC has been without a Senate-confirmed director since August, ...

After a critical access hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., redesignated all 25 acute care beds to a “swing” status, nurses have raised patient safety concerns, according to an April 19 report from the ...

Integris prepares clinic service line closures in Oklahoma City due to anticipated Medicaid and Medicare funding cuts, impacting staffing and operations.

Neurology accounts for 8-10% of hospital admissions including patients with strokes, epilepsy, cognitive and neuromuscular disorders. While the demand for neurology services is rising, the supply ...

A Utah pilot program allowing AI to autonomously renew prescriptions is raising clinical and legal concerns, according to a perspective piece published April 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cleveland Clinic’s proposal to operate a level 1 trauma center on its main campus has faced pushback from local health systems and lawmakers in recent months. The situation reflects a longstanding ...