Alabama police confirmed an officer-involved shooting on the campus of UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham Aug. 13 that left one man dead. The incident occurred around 12:35 p.m. when an officer with the Birmingham Police Department attempted to detain a suspect…
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The CDC is tracking more than 24,000 cyclosporiasis cases and 700 hospitalizations tied to ongoing outbreaks across the U.S. Four things to know: 1. As of Aug. 11, the CDC has recorded 13,895 laboratory-confirmed cases across 47 states, including 740…
The cost of accomplishing anything great is willingness to be misunderstood. Internalization of the idea “This problem matters enough that an unreasonable attempt is justified” is the bedrock of any monumental accomplishment. The hard part of trying to do anything…
Medicare’s new experiment in prior authorization has cleared its most consequential political test to date. On July 16, the Senate voted 46-50 along party lines against advancing a resolution to end the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, CMS’ six-state…
Health system CEO pay has climbed across a range of measures over the past year, according to several reports Becker’s has covered in recent months — from academic research on nonprofit hospital pay gaps, to industrywide compensation surveys, to the…
Texas had the largest net gain of births over deaths among U.S. states between July 2024 and July 2025, while Pennsylvania had the largest net loss, according to an Aug. 13 LinkedIn post from WalletHub. The ranking draws on U.S.…
The federal government has referred dozens of hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies to investigators over potentially fraudulent billing related to pediatric gender-affirming care. Vice President JD Vance referred hospitals and clinics identified in a new HHS report to the…
In this episode, John Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Growing Champions Coaching & Consulting, discusses the habits and disciplines that help leaders improve themselves, develop their teams and build stronger organizations. He also shares insights from his new book, The…
A federal judge has dismissed a proposed antitrust class action accusing a group of hospitals and health systems, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and a residency matching organization of conspiring to suppress pharmacy residents’ pay, according to an Aug.…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence saw a $64 million operating income (0.8% margin) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up from a $24 million income (0.3%) during the same period last year, according to its Aug. 13 financial report. Providence’s…