The traditional group health plan is in crisis, with commercial insurance costs reaching record highs as factors like specialty medication spend, stop-loss insurance and behavioral health utilization continue to compound. Naturally, employers nationwide have been turning to an array of…
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Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute has been elected to the Association of American Cancer Institutes, joining a network of more than 100 leading academic cancer centers across North America, according to a news release…
Hospital. Closure. Two words many healthcare leaders try to avoid but are increasingly faced with considering. With 720 hospitals at risk of closure in the U.S., Sturgis (Mich.) Hospital was the latest to shut its doors June 19 after 101…
“Payvider” — a portmanteau of “payer” and “provider” — commonly refers to healthcare organizations that have both care and insurance capabilities. Think: provider-sponsored health plans and payer-owned care delivery. But the more you dive into the term, the more you…
Health system-led standard ACOs increased Medicare spending by 0.8% over ACO REACH’s first three years, while ACOs built around independent physician practices cut spending by the same 0.8%, a combined swing of about $285 million between the two groups, according…
Healthcare organizations worldwide faced 410 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, up nearly 14% from the 360 attacks recorded in the second half of 2025, according to a July 9 report from Comparitech. Of the 410 attacks, 247…
Rene Havel has been appointed CEO of Northwest Texas Healthcare System Behavioral Health Hospital in Amarillo. Dr. Havel joined Northwest Texas Healthcare System in 2016 and most recently served as interim CEO of the behavioral health hospital, according to a…
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For decades, the friction between a prescription and a patient was accepted as part of the process. Now, pharmacy leaders are closing that gap with AI because “to wait one moment longer is untenable.” Pharmacy has become one of healthcare’s…
Sponsorship can do more to advance women in healthcare leadership than mentorship alone. While women make up the majority of entry-level roles in healthcare organizations, they accounted for only 35% of C-suite leaders in 2024, according to a recent report…
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs in Iowa will end labor and delivery and Level 2 NICU services Aug. 31. The Omaha, Neb.-based health system said it will transition those services to its CHI Health birth centers in Omaha, approximately 15…