Forty-three hospitals across 18 states have converted to rural emergency facilities since the law that created the designation took effect in January 2023, according to data from CMS. Here are the hospitals that have converted to rural emergency status, by…

Oroville (Calif.) Hospital and its parent organization, OroHealth, each filed petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dec. 8 to facilitate a transaction aimed at securing the hospital’s long-term future. The court-supervised process will allow the hospital to continue operations while…

As 2026 fast approaches and hospital and health systems brace for financial unpredictability, Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health is zeroing in on one unknown occupying many leaders’ minds: the future of ACA subsidies.  “It’s hard to know exactly where that’s all…

With the nation’s pediatric care infrastructure under growing strain, alternative payment models that incentivize preventive measures to keep children out of the hospital could gain steam.  Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is among a handful of organizations participating in the Integrated…

Approval of the ACA recently climbed to a new high of 57% — driven largely by a surge in support among independents — even as pandemic‑era enhanced subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31 unless Congress acts, according to a…

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health’s outlook was lowered to negative from stable by Moody’s.  Five things to know: 1. Moody’s said in its Dec. 5 report that the revision reflects margins below expectations and the “likelihood that liquidity will further decline in…

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has outlined payment update recommendations for 2027. Four things to know:  1. For 2027, the chair’s draft recommendation calls for Congress to update 2026 Medicare base payment rates for general acute care hospitals by the…

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. Here are 40 department closures or services that are ending or have…

Hospitals have long operated in a payment landscape shaped by reimbursement differentials, with hospital-based outpatient departments receiving higher rates for many services compared to freestanding physician offices or ambulatory centers. But that model is quickly shifting as momentum builds behind…

A new analysis from researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research found Oregon’s 2019 hospital payment cap, limiting what the state employee health plan pays hospitals to no more than 200% of Medicare, resulted…