Supreme Court rules 6-3 against Trump’s tariffs
In a 6-3 ruling handed down Friday morning, the Supreme Court determined that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when...
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...
MultiCare pays $3.7M to settle unnecessary surgery allegations
MultiCare Health System has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with law enforcement to resolve allegations it ignored “numerous red flags”...
Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce
Data source: These findings are based on KFF analysis of the 2025 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC). The CPS...
Layoff Tracker—Pomona Valley Hospital, Blue Cross of Idaho
Fierce Healthcare is tracking workforce changes across healthcare in 2026. Stick with this tracker for the latest updates, and reach...
Congress proposes extensions for virtual care in funding bill
Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) program are teed up to receive multi-year extensions from...
31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers announce Jan. 26 strike
Kaiser Permanente is staring down the barrel of a 31,000-worker strike across more than two dozen hospitals and clinics. The...
First-Year Rural Health Fund Awards Range From Less Than $100 Per Rural Resident in Ten States to More Than $500 in Eight
On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced first-year state awards from the $50 billion...
CMMI proposes new models to lower drug prices in Parts B, D
The Medicare Innovation Center has proposed two drug pricing models that would lower the cost of certain drugs to reflect...
