The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health unveiled a $144 million initiative April 2 to study and address the effects of microplastics on human health. The Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics, or STOMP, program will involve two phases. In phase 1,…
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Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System’s Lovelace Medical Group has closed its urgent care location in Taos, N.M. The closure comes one year after Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health acquired the clinic and 17 other urgent care locations from Tempe, Ariz.-based NextCare…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has broken ground on a new hospital tower at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Ore. The seven-story, 615,000-square-foot tower is slated to open in 2029 and will be Oregon’s first fully electric hospital, according…
In this episode, Scott Becker discusses major healthcare trends including hospital financial strain, cuts to labor and delivery services, Medicare Advantage growth, policy shifts impacting the future of care delivery, and more.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ now-retired CEO Tim Hingtgen was the for-profit system’s highest-earning executive in 2025, followed by his successor Kevin Hammons, according to a proxy statement filed April 2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Hingtgen retired…
Most U.S. health systems are still operating in the red, even as a handful of standouts post stronger numbers to start the year. While some systems, including large for-profit operators and nonprofits like Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo…
CMS published its final 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule on April 2, enacting changes to star ratings, supplemental benefits administration, Part D coverage, and a series of deregulatory provisions. The rule is effective June 1 and applies to…
Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health has shared plans to integrate Middletown, Conn.-based Solnit Hospital, a children and adolescent psychiatric facility, into a satellite location of its UConn John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. “This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to delivering exceptional,…
Americans ages 65 and older received $2.7 trillion in federal spending in fiscal year 2025 — about six times more than children and young adults — according to an April 1 analysis from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget…
At health systems around the country, AI champions are organically emerging to drive the technology’s growth and convince skeptical peers of its value. Healthcare leaders say the most effective AI rollouts aren’t coming from the top down — they’re being…