U.S. market volatility erased $3.4 trillion from 401(k)s and IRAs in the first half of 2022, making for an anxious time for many workers trying to plan their retirements. 

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Aug. 16. The sweeping $739 billion reconciliation package contains a number of significant healthcare provisions. 

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since Aug. 10: 

Sema4, a genomics spinoff of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, has let go of 250 employees as part of an effort to save $50 million in 2022.

The following list includes health systems who have opened hospitals, submitted proposals for construction or announced plans to build them since July 29: 

Butterfly Network, a digital health company that offers its ultrasound technology to hospitals, has let go of 10 percent of its workforce.

Citing more severe than expected macro headwinds, Fitch revised its sector outlook for nonprofit hospitals and health systems to "deteriorating" Aug. 16. 

Several hospitals are ending labor and delivery services for a variety of reasons, including financial challenges. 

Innovation might be a buzzword in healthcare nowadays, but hospitals and health systems are making large investments in tech and spinoff companies.

Inc. 5000 has released its annual list of the fastest-growing companies in the country. This year's list features 275 health services industry companies. 

In a volley between the FDA and Emergent BioSolutions over the biotech's Baltimore facility, the agency said Emergent was "inadequate" in its efforts to fix drug manufacturing errors. 

The following 17 hospitals or health systems have announced expansions since July 29: 

A lot changes in technology in five to 10 months, let alone that many years. But to see what's happening now, you often need to stop and take a look at the distant past.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is hiring for 14 jobs that do not require a four-year college degree. 

Five years after the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act was signed into law, hearing aids will soon be available to people online and on store shelves regardless of a medical appointment, according to the FDA.

Matthew Merrifield was named CEO of Aiken (S.C.) Regional Medical Centers.

Warrenton, Va.-based Fauquier Health announced Rebecca Segal will be its new CEO, effective Sept. 6, according to an Aug. 11 press release from the health system.

From tracking performance metrics to making sure frontline workers are included in the creation of projects, Becker's spoke to three health system marketing leaders to discuss the challenges they face when launching a new marketing initiative. 

Here are four recent lawsuits filed by nurses that Becker's has covered since Aug. 2:

More patients across the U.S. are seeking tubal sterilization in light of the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, The Washington Post reported Aug. 15.