North Carolina Senate Republicans wrote a letter to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper claiming he is holding up the state budget with his "Medicaid-or-nothing ultimatum" for expansion, The News & Observer reports.

Boston-based Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness is collaborating with the American College of Surgeons to pilot a value-based care program in 10-15 hospitals around the country.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar defends the progress of the Trump administration on healthcare in an editorial for NJ.com.

The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July:

 Former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign said it's not expecting contributions from insurance companies, in response to a challenge from 2020 contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to reject donations from payers and pharmaceutical companies, according to The Hill.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has launched a new company focused on helping providers, payers, health systems and accountable care organizations navigate the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care.  

The House voted 419-6 to pass a bill repealing the ACA's "Cadillac tax" on lavish employer health plans.

Planned Parenthood removed its first physician leader in decades, Leana Wen, MD, after less than a year in the role, according to The New York Times.

A perspective published in The Lancet based on the views of medical sociologist Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, makes the case that the myth of "scarcity" encourages unnecessary healthcare consumption. 

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pledged July 17 to reject any donations over $200 from political action committees, lobbyists and executives of insurance and drug companies, and he called on fellow Democratic contenders to follow his lead.   

  The House Ways and Means Committee on July 16 formed a healthcare task force for rural and underserved populations. 

Funding for the VA healthcare program is a major sticking point in debt limit and spending level negotiations, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Kamala Harris, senator of California and Democratic presidential hopeful, released a plan July 16 to lower prescription drug prices. 

It's time to challenge the negative healthcare narrative.

Marvel, which has released 23 films grossing more than $17 billion total, can teach other industries a thing or two about how to run a successful organization. 

A recent guest blog by Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) featured tips for successful turnaround by Anthony Sudduth, CEO of Southwest Health System.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking vice presidents during the past month.

Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health has reduced its workforce, hospital officials confirmed to the Venice Gondolier Sun.

Brandon May became president of Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla., in June. Here, he discusses the dearth of sufficient mental healthcare, Americans' biggest worry and the difference between a leader and a boss.

The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to incentivize flu shot makers to use new development processes and encourage vaccination, Politico first reported.