The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping maternal health initiative, combining new employer coverage rules, drug pricing tools, rural health investments and childcare reforms. Here are the key elements: 1. An employer benefit category for fertility coverage. The departments of…
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Four health systems have selected strategy executives to fill their respective CEO roles in 2026. Is the rare path to the helm gaining prominence? While executive search firm Spencer Stuart does see the occasional chief strategy officer move into the…
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Peter Banko, president and CEO of Baystate Health is all in on AI transformation. He’s excited about what new technology can bring to the organization across all departments and sees real opportunity for needle-moving investments across the platform. But that…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading a broad vaccine safety research effort across federal health agencies, The New York Times reported May 12. The effort comes as Mr. Kennedy has scaled back public remarks on vaccines ahead of…
The ambient AI story has moved on, and health systems are now building what comes next A field report from “Enterprise-Grade AI as Infrastructure: Scaling the New System of Intelligence for Healthcare,” the Abridge summit at Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting.…
Healthcare Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings rose to 12 cases in the first quarter of 2026, up from 9 cases in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to an April report by Gibbins Advisors. The report analyzed Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings…
Vandalia Health appointed Diana Landsverk, BSN, RN, as chief administrative officer for Davis Medical Center in Elkins, W.Va. Ms. Landsverk previously served as chief nursing officer of the hospital and system chief nursing officer for Vandalia Davis Health, according to…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence recorded an operating income of $111 million (1.5% operating margin) during the first quarter of 2026, up from an operating loss of $249 million (-3.5% operating margin) during the same period last year, according to its May…
Susan Dwyer has been named CFO of Glendale, Wis.-based Ascension Wisconsin, according to a May 11 LinkedIn post. Ascension Wisconsin is part of St. Louis-based Ascension. It operates 16 hospitals and more than 100 healthcare facilities that serve over three…