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CMS is investigating an unspecified number of hospitals nationwide that offer gender-confirming care to children, the agency said May 28. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, sent a letter to “select hospitals” May 28, outlining concerns regarding quality standards and profits…

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care is notifying patients of a data breach that occurred in 2024 after determining that personal and health information may have been exposed. Here are five things to know:

Here are 10 new shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  Editor’s note: The drugs listed are in alphabetical order.  Cholestyramine powder: Upsher-Smith Laboratories has discontinued the 4g/5.5g powder…

House Republicans on May 22 passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” which proposes significant Medicaid cuts and ACA reforms that hospital leaders argue would leave millions without coverage and reduce access to care.  The 1,112-page bill also includes…

From launching new programs to being hit with a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices, here are 11 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in May:

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has received two gifts totaling $60 million to advance women’s healthcare through the creation of the Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative. The health system received a $50 million gift from the Allison and Roberto Mignone…

James Leonard, MD, president and CEO of Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health, has written a new children’s book for his grandson and is sharing it publicly. “The Giraffe in the Backyard” is about a young boy, Finn, who finds a giraffe…

St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to reduce avoidable emergency department visits by 5% within just two years across most of the markets it operates in across 19 states.  Behind this progress is a deep commitment to addressing social determinants…

AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.) has appointed Omayra Mansfield, MD, as vice president and chief medical officer.  Dr. Mansfield joins the hospital from AdventHealth Apopka (Fla.), where she’s served as CMO since 2020. Under her leadership, the hospital launched a STEMI program,…

House Republicans on May 11 floated a bill that would impose up to $715 billion in Medicaid and ACA cuts over the next decade — reductions that hospital leaders warn would leave millions without coverage and put essential hospitals at…