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...
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...
Providence restructure cutting 600 FTEs
Providence said it launched a restructuring this week that will bring a reduction of 600 full-time-equivalent positions. The major nonprofit,...
Trump imposes Schedule F to more easily remove federal workers
President Donald Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are moving forward with “Schedule F,” a policy to make...
Doc compensation rose 3.6% in 2024—but these specialties got even more
Average physician pay rose 3.6% between 2023 and 2024, from $363,000 to $376,000—about in line with recent years but well...
Congress must address doctor shortage and burnout
If you’ve been forced to wait for medical care recently, you’re not alone. In the past year, a third of patients have...
