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A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces amid ongoing financial strain. Executives have cited a mix of factors, including lower reimbursement, rising labor and supply costs and the need to realign operations, as drivers of these…

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are continuing to adopt Epic, with some completing major EHR conversions in 2026 and others preparing for implementations extending into 2027 and beyond. Epic expanded its lead in the acute care hospital EHR…

When the START Center for Cancer Care hit the ceiling on infusion capacity, the obvious fix was also the most expensive: build more space. Two high-volume infusion centers were straining against their limits, with one nearly out of room to…

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Health systems are heading into 2027 with less room for spending that doesn’t pay for itself. Medicaid work requirements under HR 1 take effect Jan. 1, 2027, in most states, and the Commonwealth Fund has estimated the requirements could cut…

Nonprofit health systems with more than $20 billion in annual revenue posted an average operating margin of 0.7% in 2025, the lowest of any revenue group, according to McKinsey & Co.’s annual healthcare economics outlook, published Nov. 11. McKinsey grouped…

U.S. healthcare delivery productivity has remained essentially flat for 25 years, even as other service industries made significant gains, but AI could help reverse that trend, according to a Nov. 11 report from McKinsey & Co. Real gross output per…

Democratic control of both chambers of Congress after the 2026 midterm elections is unlikely to have material near-term credit implications for U.S. health insurers, providers, pharmacy benefit managers, drugmakers or medical device manufacturers, Fitch said in a Nov. 11 report. …

Los Angeles-based Ellison Medical Institute, a cancer research center established with funding from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, will lay off 88 employees. The permanent layoffs will take effect Jan. 3, 2027, according to a WARN notice filed Nov. 4 with…

Judy Faulkner doesn’t like interviews. “I’d rather crawl under the table than be interviewed in most situations,” the Epic founder and CEO told “Freakonomics Radio” in April. Still, between that rare sit-down, her “Hey Judy” blog and the corporate philosophy…

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