Nearly 23 million people have enrolled in ACA marketplace plans for 2026, down from 24.2 million in 2025, according to the latest data from CMS published Jan. 28. For the 30 HealthCare.gov states, the data is through Jan. 15. For…
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UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento has promoted Virpal Donley, RN, to vice president and associate chief nursing executive. Ms. Donley has more than 15 years of leadership experience at the hospital, where she most recently served as inpatient unit…
Ten health technology companies have pledged more than $600 million in no-cost and discounted services to help states implement Medicaid work requirements. According to a Jan. 29 news release from CMS, the commitments support implementation of work, education and community-based…
GLP-1 therapies helped drive a 79% year-over-year increase in strategic pharmaceutical M&A deal value through mid-November 2025, as drugmakers ramped up efforts to meet surging demand and expand their metabolic portfolios. According to Bain & Co.’s Global M&A Report 2026,…
A total artificial lung system developed at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine kept a patient alive for 48 hours after lung removal and prior to lung transplant, according to a study publishing Jan. 29 in Med. The procedure took place in 2023…
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has launched an initiative to modernize and standardize ultrasound technology across its hospitals and clinics. Over the next three years, OSF plans to upgrade 139 ultrasound units used in women’s health, general radiology and breast imaging,…
Marysville, Ohio-based Memorial Hospital has selected CareCloud’s platform to modernize its supply chain operations. The agreement brings the platform’s automated tracking, charge capture and mobile inventory features to the community hospital, which aims to reduce supply waste and improve operational…
Michigan Senate lawmakers have proposed a pair of bills aimed at curbing how hospitals and debt collectors can recoup unpaid debts, Bridge Michigan reported Jan. 28. The package of bills would: The Michigan Health and Hospital Association said it is…
Health systems across the U.S. have begun scaling ambient artificial intelligence tools in a bid to ease one of clinicians’ biggest burdens: documentation. But is the technology delivering on its promise? Documentation and related administrative tasks cost the U.S. healthcare…
Michigan health officials are investigating a case of Legionnaires’ disease at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich., CBS affiliate WWMT reported Jan. 28. Kalamazoo-based Bronson Healthcare confirmed the infection in a patient recently hospitalized at the facility and said the…