In late March, Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System’s board of trustees voted to keep the system independent after it shared plans in February to find a potential partner or sell amid financial challenges. The board’s decision to remain independent came…
Leadership & Management
Julie Freischlag, MD, became CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in 2017. Since then, she has led the organization through the addition of two medical centers and guided it through integrations with Atrium Health in 2020 and…
The Trump administration has informed Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University that it will no longer provide federal research grants after federal agencies conducted a “comprehensive review” in late March of its nearly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts. In a…
The 24th National Population Health Colloquium starts May 7 at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, bringing together healthcare executives, researchers and policymakers for discussions on improving care delivery and outcomes. The event will feature speakers from Jefferson Health, Independence Blue Cross, Chicago-based…
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is pushing for major reforms to the Medicaid program, according to comments he made May 6 at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, per Fox Business. Dr. Oz told the news outlet that there is…
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Nineteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the federal government May 5 aiming to block the Trump administration’s large-scale restructuring of HHS. In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other AGs argue…
The FDA has reinstated additional employees who were previously laid off amid a broader restructuring effort, KFF Health News reported May 2. HHS began issuing dismissal notices April 1 as part of a plan to eliminate more than 10,000 full-time…
Hospital executives across the country are sounding the alarm: rising costs, worsening workforce shortages, financial headwinds, and policy instability are converging to threaten the foundation of care delivery. The traditional models — built for a different era — are increasingly…
Forth Worth-based Cook Children’s Health Care System, one of Texas’s largest pediatric Medicaid managed care providers, is in a battle to retain its Medicaid contract with the state after being left out of the latest awards. “We take our direction…
The first year as a hospital or health system CEO can be a crash course in leadership and personal growth. Transitioning from another C-suite role to the top job often brings unexpected challenges — opportunities to define one’s vision. Becker’s…