When Providence announced it was shutting down its health plan earlier this year after a $102 million loss in 2025, it joined a growing list of health systems stepping back from the insurance business. Carle Health’s Health Alliance, Michigan Medicine’s…

As states begin to deploy billions of dollars from the Rural Health Transformation Program, hospital and health system CFOs are shaping ideas to put those funds to use. For Marco Priolo, senior vice president of finance of UM Upper Chesapeake…

A House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Sept. 15 examined more than a dozen bills aimed at reforming Medicare physician payment and strengthening healthcare cybersecurity. Much of the hearing centered on a shared concern raised by…

St. Louis-based Ascension narrowed its reported operating loss by $371 million in fiscal 2026, while its core operations generated positive operating income as stronger revenue, higher patient volumes and operational improvements strengthened performance, according to financial documents published Sept. 16.…

SCAN Health Plan has emerged as a major Medicare Advantage partner for retailers, with Walmart now partaking in a co-branded plan. The health insurer and retailer are launching the plan in two states, according to a Sept. 16 SCAN news…

The biggest transformation budgets rarely buy the biggest gains in physician and nurse retention. Often the change that lands hardest is small, cheap and unglamorous — the daily rock in the shoe. Consider Phoenix-based Banner Health. Chief Clinical Officer Marjorie…

Fitch revised Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s rating outlook to negative from stable on Sept. 16, while affirming the health system’s “A-” rating.  The revision follows CommonSpirit’s financial results through the quarter ended March 31, which fell short of management’s internal margin…

For too long, Medicare Advantage has rewarded plans for becoming better at documenting how sick their members are. The next era should reward them for demonstrating how much healthier they make their members. Medicare Advantage is now the dominant alternative…

R1 has launched Phare Utilization Management, a new AI-powered tool designed to shift utilization management from retrospective chart review to real-time clinical and financial decisioning. Phare UM, built on R1’s Phare OS platform, continuously reviews every patient encounter from admission…

Five health systems recently posted job listings seeking chief revenue officers. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Geisinger, based in Danville, Pa., seeks a vice president and chief revenue officer.  2. OakBend…