A new federal law set to take effect in 2027 is raising red flags for hospitals — particularly safety-net and rural providers — as it introduces sweeping changes to Medicaid eligibility. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law…

Minneapolis-based Allina Health is consolidating labor and delivery services in southern Minnesota and will close the birth center at Faribault (Minn.) Medical Center Dec. 1, according to a Nov. 6 health system news release. The move comes after Rochester, Minn.-based…

Safety-net hospitals provided $11 billion in uncompensated care and another $11.4 billion in under-reimbursed care in 2023, according to a Nov. 6 report from America’s Essential Hospitals.  Four things to know:  1. Of the $11 billion in uncompensated care performed…

Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health’s Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, W.Va., is changing its status from an acute care to critical access hospital, according to a Nov. 5 news release shared with Becker’s.  Like acute care hospitals, CAHs offer inpatient…

Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West has signed an executive management agreement with CGS Health, a third-party administrator headquartered in Darien, Conn., ahead of a planned sale of Regional Care Inc.’s assets on Dec. 1. The agreement marks a strategic shift for…

Every state has submitted applications seeking a share of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, according to CMS.  Five things to know:  1. The program — enacted under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and expanded through the One…

A bankruptcy judge has given struggling Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., two options: Provide a restructuring plan to reach financial recovery over the next five years or present a closure plan by the end of 2025, the Montgomery Advertiser reported…

Healthcare finance teams have faced no shortage of challenges in recent years. Becker’s asked three CFOs how they are working to bolster morale under difficult circumstances:  Editor’s note: Responses were lightly edited for clarity and length. Sophia Holder. Executive Vice…

Voters in several states considered ballot measures Nov. 4 focused on healthcare, including several hospital funding initiatives. Here are the healthcare-related ballot measures that passed — or are expected to: 1. $898 million bond for Valleywise Health Proposition 409, which…

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health reported an operating income of $1.7 billion (10% margin) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, up more than 41% from the $1.2 billion gain (7.9% margin) posted in the previous fiscal year.…