Farmers Branch, Texas-based Southwestern Health Resources and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas have reached a new contract agreement. The insurer and health system went out of network April 1. The two sides reached a new deal April 4, according…

Health systems are struggling with their operating margins, forcing leaders to consider cost-cutting moves. However, undertaking cost-saving projects can be a minefield if projects are not carefully assessed by multifunctional internal teams and supported by data analytics partners. During a…

Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care will be out-of-network with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, effective April 1.  The split affects Anthem Medicare Advantage, commercial and ACA plan members, according to a statement from MU Health Care.  In an open letter…

Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, two troubled Warren, Ohio-based hospitals that halted all operations March 27, have furloughed all employees, including management. The furloughs affected 143 employees at both hospitals, according to a March 28…

Health system leaders are reorganizing teams and redesigning care delivery to prepare for long-term growth. They’re taking steps to “do more with less” amid staff shortages and tightening budgets. But one thing that’s untouchable in pursuit of growth, according to…

Multiple health system CFOs recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, advocating against proposed Medicaid cuts that could threaten access to care and lead to the closure of essential hospital services. Health system executives participating…

New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Kaitlan Baston has definitively approved Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Hospital’s certificate of need to become the permanent operator and owner of Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center. In December, Hudson Regional also received certificate-of-need approval from…

Despite many U.S. health systems seeing improved margins, some continue to be weighed down by long-term debt from investments in technology, large expansions, and asset transactions. Here are 25 health systems ranked by their long-term debt in fiscal year 2024:…

Hospitals and health systems are navigating a period of unprecedented financial uncertainty as proposed changes at both the state and federal levels threaten to reshape reimbursement structures, disrupt funding mechanisms and jeopardize long-term financial stability. While hospital leaders across the…

Bar Harbor, Maine-based Mount Desert Island Hospital will close its labor and delivery unit July 1 due to a “dramatic decline in births.” The hospital saw only 33 babies born in 2024 and nine to date in 2025. A decade…