SpaceX’s S-1 registration statement, filed with the SEC ahead of a planned June 12 initial public offering at a $1.75 trillion valuation, reveals a multifront push into healthcare spanning rural hospital connectivity, telemedicine and AI-assisted clinical care. “Connectivity infrastructure in…
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OpenAI is considering significant reductions to what it charges for tokens — the unit AI companies use to bill for services — as it anticipates similar moves from rival Anthropic, the Wall Street Journal reported June 10. The potential cuts…
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Kevin Matson, Southern market president at Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System, plans to exit the organization. Mr. Matson joined the system more than 25 years ago, he wrote in a June 10 LinkedIn post. “It’s hard to put into words…
On June 10, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said Sacramento-based University of California Davis School of Medicine discriminated based on race in its admissions process, the third such finding against a major medical school in two months. Five things…
The U.S. acute care EHR market has shifted considerably over the past five years. Per Becker’s reporting of KLAS data, Epic has grown its share of acute care hospitals from 31% in 2021 to 43.7% in 2025. Oracle Health, which…
Among four advanced practice provider positions, only nurse practitioners saw growth in employed workers between 2024 and 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of employed people in each roll by state. The data, released May 13,…
Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine received $25 million to establish a scholarship and education program to increase the number of physicians serving in rural and Native communities. The donation is the largest known family gift to rural healthcare…
As nearly half of healthcare workers nationwide report low safety culture, New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals is moving in the opposite direction. The system’s 2026 employee engagement survey found safety culture scores increased 9% at acute care facilities…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente spent more than $1 billion on temporary staffing and related costs to keep facilities running during a January–February nurses strike, the health system said in a statement to Becker’s. The walkout began Jan. 26, affecting about…