Ascension triples net income, slims operating margin to -1.1%
Now three quarters into its fiscal year, Ascension has chopped down its operating losses by more than half and more...
CommonSpirit shoulders -5.8% operating margin in fiscal Q3
Even without counting the multi-billion hit tied to the early termination of a major joint venture and outsourcing arrangement, CommonSpirit...
Kaiser’s slimmed Q1 operating margin offset by investment gains
Kaiser Permanente’s first-quarter operating performance took a step back in 2026 compared to the year prior, though investments and other...
Consultants brought no ‘meaningful changes’ to hospitals: study
Nonprofit hospitals may have gotten a raw deal on the millions to billions of dollars they spent on management consulting...
Industry Voices—VBC won the policy argument. Now it must deliver
Value-based care has largely won the policy debate in American healthcare. Across Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance, payment...
Cigna posts $1.65B in profit in Q1 earnings beat
The Cigna Group beat the Street on both earnings and revenue in the first quarter of 2026, posting $1.65 billion...
On Capitol Hill, hospital CEOs give ground on site neutrality
Health system CEOs faced an airing of grievances Tuesday from House Ways and Means Committee members over rising healthcare costs...
HCA Healthcare executives shrug off Q1’s volumes disruptions
HCA Healthcare executives worked to reassure investors that lower-than-expected patient volumes during the first quarter are in the past and...
Bill would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage plans
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives proposed bipartisan legislation Monday aimed at strengthening Medicare Advantage plan oversight to ensure...
CHS reports low volumes, earnings dip for Q1 2026
Community Health Systems posted a loss for the first quarter of 2026 that fell below the market’s expectations as well...















