Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital, which was taken over this month by American Medical Administrators, will end labor and delivery services Sept. 30. Chesterfield, Mo.-based American Medical Administrators and Fitzgibbon Hospital said the decision followed a review of hospital operations, service…

The No Surprises Act is the most important piece of legislation for providers that most have never heard about. After years of patient complaints regarding balance billing, the NSA was launched Jan. 1, 2022, to protect patients and their rights…

Artificial intelligence has arrived on both sides of the hospital-health plan negotiating table, and Deborah Greer, MD, wants to make sure one thing doesn’t get lost in the speed: the physician who has to own the call. Dr. Greer is…

Three of the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operators are increasingly describing themselves in broader terms as their businesses expand well beyond the walls of acute care hospitals. HCA Healthcare, Community Health Systems and Tenet Healthcare are pursuing different versions of…

The American Hospital Association has pushed back on multiple elements of CMS’ proposed rule that would overhaul how Medicaid provider taxes are calculated and monitored, suggesting that these changes could result in financial instability for both hospitals and states. In…

A payroll problem that affected some employees’ paychecks has been resolved and was caused by a banking issue, Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System said in a Sept. 21 statement shared with Becker’s. “Vista Health System previously addressed an issue affecting…

Chris Allen became executive vice president and CFO of UChicago Medicine Sept. 1, 2025, but it wasn’t his first time walking the system’s halls. In his early career, Mr. Allen served as a budget analyst in the University of Chicago’s…

CMS is preparing to reset Medicare laboratory payments in 2027 after the agency said new private-payer data showed the program is paying substantially more than commercial insurers for many clinical tests. The agency said preliminary rates under the Clinical Laboratory…

The No Surprises Act was built to protect patients from unexpected bills for emergency care they had no hand in choosing. That protection has held since the law took effect in 2022. But the debate over its cost impact has…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is pushing toward an average of 20 outpatient facilities for every hospital by the end of the decade as the company continues to make ambulatory expansion a centerpiece of its long-term growth strategy. CFO Mike Marks…