HCA Healthcare recorded the highest net income, while Tenet Healthcare posted the highest operating margin among the nation’s four largest publicly traded for-profit health systems in the first quarter of 2026. HCA, Tenet, Community Health Systems and Universal Health Services…
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Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health’s academic rehabilitation hospital will open this summer. The 52-bed facility will nearly quadruple the system’s critical rehabilitation care services in the region, and will be Orange County’s first academic rehab hospital, according to a May 12…
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer signed a bill into law May 12 that allows experienced PAs to practice without a formal on-paper agreement with physicians and formally adopts the “physician associates” title. Under the law, PAs with more than 6,000 hours…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is imposing a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies as part of a broader effort to combat fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare program. CMS…
For the second consecutive year, Vermont ranked as the healthiest state for older adults in the U.S., according to the United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health Rankings 2026 Senior Report.” The United Health Foundation is a nonprofit founded by UnitedHealth Group.…
In this episode, Robert Sabina, CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of exposing young people to careers in healthcare to improve long-term retention. He highlights initiatives like Volunteer Month, the value of…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Jeffrey Flaks, Chief Executive Officer, Hartford HealthCare. He shares how Hartford HealthCare is leveraging AI and innovation to improve access, affordability and patient experience, while building a culture centered…
For Paul Chausse Jr., senior vice president of revenue cycle and chief revenue cycle officer at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, the shift to agentic AI is no longer on the horizon, it’s arrived and is reshaping how health systems operate.…
Three health systems took home honors at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards. The May 11 ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., recognized “security initiatives that delivered measurable results and not just innovation in isolation — across areas such as AI compliance and…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Scott Liles, president of the medical and veterinary segment at Covista, who breaks down the scale of the healthcare workforce shortage and its impact on underserved communities. He also…