Ascension narrows H1 operating loss to $139M
Ascension’s finances continued their upward trajectory in the quarter ended Dec. 31 as the nonprofit’s trimmed portfolio and “access-focused strategies”...
Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024
Introduction National spending on health has increased rapidly over time—rising to $5.3 trillion and 18% of GDP in 2024—and is...
Small Everyday Choices That Can Lower Your Cancer Risk
Cancer can feel overwhelming and frightening, especially with the amount of information and misinformation surrounding it. But here’s the empowering...
Payers sign pledge to join CMMI ACCESS Model
The Medicare ACCESS model will reach 165 million more Americans in other payer markets by 2028, according to an announcement...
AI in healthcare RCM: 2026 opportunities and insights
At A Glance Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) is growing, according to Experian...
A Look at the Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program and Upcoming Changes and Impacts
Box 1: The improper payment rate has changed over time, largely due to the ACA implementation and the COVID-19 public...
Examining a Multimodal Reasoning Breakdown in GPT-5
AI in healthcare does not fail loudly. It does not throw an error message. It does not say “I don’t...
Experience-centered AI will lead healthcare innovation
Artificial intelligence has become a fixture in healthcare. Yet, despite the excitement, most of what we call “AI innovation” today...
Case study: How MetroHealth reduced denials by 44% by fixing front-end registration
Challenge: Too many registration errors were caught too late Health systems are under constant pressure to improve cash flow while...
New KFF Poll Finds Trust in CDC Remains at Low Point Amid Falling Trust Among Democrats – These Findings and Others Included in New Polling Dashboard – The Monitor
VOLUME 40 February 12, 2026 Highlights KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that trust in the...
