This month, Nebraska became the first state in the nation to begin rolling back Medicaid coverage by way of the federal work requirements enacted under HR 1. Dozens of other states will follow next year.  But the nation’s largest health…

Health insurers released their second-quarter earnings from mid-July through early August, with all but Elevance Health posting year-over-year profit gains. Earnings for the major payers coincided with the release of the Fortune Global 500. UnitedHealth Group moved up to become the fourth-largest company…

Hospital finance leaders have beaten back 340B payment cuts, site-neutral reimbursement and Medicaid rollbacks before. They have never had to model all three landing in the same fiscal year. That is the challenge in front of them now.  CMS’ proposed…

Here are 62 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…

While Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital and its surrounding ambulatory care clinics remain fully operational, Ventura County (Calif.) Health Care Agency officials are evaluating the facility’s long-term plans as they consider a Jan. 1, 2030, compliance deadline that officials said could…

CVS Health brought in nearly $3 billion in profit for the second quarter of 2026, up from $1 billion during the same period in 2025.  Total revenue was $106.1 billion for the quarter, a 7.3% year-over-year increase. The company lifted…

U.S. nonprofit hospital systems posted their third consecutive year of operating margin improvement in 2026, according to Fitch Ratings’ annual medians report released Aug. 4. The sector’s median overall operating margin rose to 1.5%, up from 1.1% the prior year.…

Granite City, Ill.-based Gateway Regional Medical Center faced cash flow issues that delayed payroll for more than 600 employees, according to an Aug. 3 letter to employees obtained by Becker’s.  The administration for the hospital, which is part of Reno,…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health recorded operating income of $43.2 million (2.7% operating margin) during the second quarter, down from $122 million (7.4% margin) during the same quarter last year, according to its Aug. 4 financial report.  Seven things to know: …

CMS verbally confirmed its denial of the waiver enabling Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program, the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me program, leaving more than 200,000 residents in limbo. Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office confirmed the update to Becker’s Aug.…