Hospital at home providers navigate complexities during shutdown
When the government entered a partial shutdown Oct. 1, hospitals across the country faced a major task: discharging, relocating or...
Geisinger, WellSpan hospital to pay $28.5M over no-poach claims
Geisinger and a nearby community hospital have agreed to a $29.5 million settlement over former employees’ allegations of a no-poach...
How states are thinking about CMS’ $50B rural health fund
Details and guidelines handed down by the federal government earlier this month on applications for the $50 billion Rural Health...
Telehealth waivers expire Oct. 1 as shutdown inches closer
Medicare beneficiaries stand to lose access to two key virtual care programs that the federal government has offered since the...
Providers face $32B in lost 2026 revenue if ACA subsidies expire
Allowing Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year would slash $32.1 billion...
Key Takeaways from CMS’s Rural Health Funding Announcement
On September 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for...
How Medicaid work requirements will dent hospital margins
A new Commonwealth Fund analysis estimates U.S. hospitals’ annual operating margins will drop by 12.5% to 14.2% in 2027 should...
$1T healthcare shift is coming, driven by virtual care, AI: PwC
Growing demand for care and a rapidly aging population could drive U.S. healthcare spending to $8.6 trillion by 2035, more...
Prior authorization has created a perception problem
Clear communication, as part of the doctor-patient relationship, is one of the most fundamental aspects of healthcare delivery. Patients need...
Kaiser Permanente, Renown Health unveil insurance, outpatient JV
Integrated nonprofit health systems Kaiser Permanente and Renown Health have announced a joint venture giving the former an entry into...
