Hospitals under Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health — a collaboration between East Carolina University and Vidant Health — will remain in network for some UnitedHealthcare plans through Aug. 6, the insurer and health system said. Hospital access will continue for employer-sponsored…
Policy & Regulation
A little more than a year after H.R. 1 rocked health systems' financial projections and five-year plans, this fall will bring the trial of Luigi Mangione and midterm elections, putting healthcare dissatisfaction back into the spotlight.
Medicare Advantage now covers about 55% of eligible beneficiaries (about 35 million people) and costs the federal government a projected $76 billion more in 2026 than traditional fee-for-service Medicare would, according to a March report by the Medicare Payment Advisory…
“Uncertainty” is a healthcare buzzword that has fallen from the lips of many hospital and health system CFOs in recent years — not as a complaint, but as a caution of a condition that must be managed. “The uncertainty makes…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has been ordered to pay $108 million in a birth injury malpractice lawsuit, one of the largest jury awards in Pennsylvania in recent years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 20. A Philadelphia jury found physicians at Einstein…
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Todd Roberts, CFO of Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., a member of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, has detailed the complexities surrounding a strategic partnership with the health system’s 340B program. Mr. Roberts, who joined the hospital in April 2025,…
As federal policymakers address issues including drug pricing, insurance subsidies and Medicaid eligibility, health system executives say any meaningful national plan — from either party — must address reimbursement stability, administrative burden and workforce sustainability. President Donald Trump released a…
CMS recently awarded 400 new Medicare-funded residency positions to more than 130 teaching hospitals nationwide as part of a broader push to expand physician training capacity, particularly in rural communities and other high-need areas. The awards were made through Section…
The University of Nebraska and Clarkson Regional Health Services have replaced members of Nebraska Medicine’s board of directors, saying the move was necessary after the health system filed a lawsuit to block an $800 million deal that would give the…
Health equity is a big challenge for health system CEOs as the gap between the insured and uninsured population widens. Access to care is an issue in communities across the U.S. and will likely become more challenging over the next…