Congress is weighing Medicaid spending cuts of up to $880 billion or more over the next 10 years, but the reductions are expected to be a major headwind for hospitals, where 26% of inpatient visits are paid for by Medicaid,…
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Avalon, Calif.-based Catalina Island Health received $3 million in one-time funding to help keep its doors open. Catalina Island Health is the island’s only source of emergency medical care for residents, workers and more than 1 million annual visitors, according…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente laid off 38 California employees across multiple locations April 21, according to multiple WARN notices. The positions were primarily business function-related and do not provide patients direct care, a spokesperson for Kaiser said in an April…
Though Boston Scientific brought in $4.66 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2025, up 20.9% year over year, the medical devicemaker is bracing for a potential $200 million hit in the second half of the year stemming from…
Across the U.S., maternity services at hospitals, particularly in rural areas, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the last five years, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery services, according…
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Ambience Healthcare and Houston Methodist have launched a collaboration to bring AI to emergency departments and inpatient care, aiming to boost efficiency and improve patient care in two of healthcare’s most demanding settings. Emergency and inpatient clinicians face some of…
Health systems across the U.S. are implementing various strategies to manage pharmaceutical expenses while maintaining high care standards. Below are responses from eight pharmacy leaders who were asked: As healthcare costs continue to rise, what is one strategy your pharmacy…
U.S. manufacturers of personal protective equipment are struggling to meet growing demand, hindered by high tariffs on Chinese imports, The New York Times reported April 23. Here are five things to know:
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has named Allison Dichoso vice president and chief human resources officer, effective May 5. Ms. Dichoso will succeed Brendan Johnson, who transitioned in January to a medical center in Kansas, according to an April 23 news…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning to revoke an advisory opinion warning debt collectors — including third-party revenue cycle management companies — that they are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or invalid medical debts. The CFPB…