Rising anesthesia subsidies are often treated as a staffing or reimbursement problem. But for many hospitals, the larger issue sits between the two: how effectively staffed anesthesia capacity is converted into procedural volume, documented care and ultimately collected revenue. That…

Here are 81 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…

States are earmarking specific slices of their Rural Health Transformation Program dollars for technology upgrades, service expansions and workforce pipeline development. CMS has announced 31 such efforts since August. Each state’s full fiscal year 2026 award was set in December…

CMS has published the list of hospitals that will take part in its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, known as CJR-X. As of Sept. 30, 2026, 2,217 acute care hospitals meet the participant definition. CMS said it plans…

HCA Healthcare owned more general hospitals than any other U.S. health system at the end of 2025, according to an analysis from the Lown Institute, published Oct. 6. The analysis draws on Lown’s hospital ownership dataset, which tracks the ownership…

While hospital closures in 2026 are pacing behind figures from 2025, many facilities remain on shaky financial ground.  From low volumes and looming federal Medicaid cuts under HR 1 to shrinking cash reserves and reimbursement losses, here are four hospitals…

From R1 RCM striking an agreement to acquire an AI-powered touchless prior authorization company to IKS Health acquiring TruBridge, here are 12 revenue cycle company mergers and acquisitions that have been announced or completed since March 17: 1. R1 RCM…

In 2023, St. Louis-based Ascension was sitting on $3 billion in operating losses. Three years later, the system shaved nearly $2.9 billion off that figure, reporting a $120 million operating loss (-0.2% margin) in fiscal 2026, a $371 million improvement…

SCAN Health Plan and Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health are bringing their co-branded Medicare Advantage plans to four more Northern California counties in 2027, up from six in 2026. SCAN and Sutter first announced their collaboration in 2025, with Sutter hinting…

Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System on Oct. 5 secured nearly $40 million in financing through a 2026 bond series to help it work through its financial recovery. Bondholders agreed to postpone the system’s Sept. 1 bond payment until after the…