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    Sanford targets Minnesota growth again with planned deal

    Sanford has signed an agreement to add two-hospital system North Memorial Health to its portfolio. If approved, the combination would allow Sanford to expand more deeply in the state after past deals fell apart.

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    Healthcare sector continues to buoy job growth

    “Remove healthcare from the equation, and the US labor market is actually losing more than it is gaining,” one economist said.

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    Cross Country Healthcare to be taken private by PE firm for $437M

    The deal comes months after an acquisition by travel nursing agency Aya Healthcare collapsed.

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    Federation of American Hospitals taps new government relations head

    Elizabeth Schwartz will head up government relations at the for-profit hospital trade association as health systems brace for federal funding cuts.

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    Amwell expects smaller losses in 2026 after Q1 performance

    The health technology firm’s results give Amwell “increased confidence” it will meet a long-term goal of achieving positive cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter, CFO Mark Hirschhorn said.

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    Hospital at home linked to lower ED visits, in-hospital mortality: study

    The findings suggest hospital at home could serve as a safe alternative to inpatient care, researchers wrote. However, adoption is uneven, with most programs located in urban areas.

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    CVS hikes outlook as Aetna insurance profit rises

    The healthcare giant increased its adjusted earnings guidance for 2026 by more than 4% as CVS saw “substantial improvement” in its health benefits segment, CFO Brian Newman said on an earnings call.

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    FDA warns of neurosurgical supply disruptions

    Interruptions in the supply of neurosurgical patties, sponges and strips are expected to continue through 2026.

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    Highmark Health names ex-UnitedHealth exec as COO

    Heather Cianfrocco is joining the Pittsburgh-based healthcare company as its chief operating officer effective immediately.

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    GLP-1s driving healthcare cost hikes, employers say

    Nearly 8 in 10 reported the expensive weight loss medications are increasing their company’s healthcare costs, according to a survey by the Business Group on Health.

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    Atrium Health, WakeMed propose to merge

    WakeMed would become part of Advocate Health, Atrium’s parent company. The deal has sparked concern from local lawmakers, who worry it could raise healthcare prices in North Carolina’s most populous county.

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    UPMC reaches deal with CommonSpirit to acquire Ohio health system

    UPMC and CommonSpirit have signed a definitive agreement to transfer ownership of Trinity Health to UPMC, expanding the nonprofit into Ohio for the first time.

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    Stryker cyberattack ‘meaningfully’ impacted Q1

    CEO Kevin Lobo said the attack had a “big impact” on first-quarter results. However, the company maintained its full-year guidance.

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    Healthcare bankruptcies rise in Q1: report

    The sector recorded 12 bankruptcy filings in the first quarter, up 33% from the fourth quarter of 2025, according to analysis by Gibbins Advisors.

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    Supreme Court temporarily restores mail-order access to abortion drug

    On Monday morning, the Supreme Court paused a lower court’s decision that effectively banned the mailing of mifepristone, after makers of the abortion drug asked the nation’s highest court to intervene.

    Updated May 4, 2026
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    DOJ launches strike force targeting West Coast healthcare fraud

    The strike force allows the department's healthcare fraud unit to coordinate with U.S. attorney’s offices in Arizona, Nevada and the Northern District of California, where the DOJ says fraud schemes are increasing.

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    How states are planning to implement Medicaid work requirements: survey

    Most states are planning to adopt less restrictive policies to verify compliance with work requirements mandated by the “Big Beautiful Bill,” but some are implementing the policies early or checking eligibility more frequently.

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    Nebraska rolls out Medicaid work requirements, putting tens of thousands at risk of coverage losses

    The Cornhusker State is the first to roll out work requirements under the GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” well in advance of the law’s 2027 deadline. Between 20,000 and 40,000 people are expected to lose Medicaid as a result.

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    Education Department caps graduate student loans, hitting health workforce

    The agency kept a contested definition of “professional” student that excludes fields like graduate nursing and physical therapy from higher loan caps. Healthcare groups say the regulation could worsen workforce shortages.

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    Cost management, outpatient unit helped Tenet weather volume headwinds in Q1

    Executives said Tenet’s focus on managing expenses and growing high-acuity service lines helped it withstand poor volumes that battered some of its peers in the first quarter.

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    Cigna exits ACA exchanges despite dramatic profit growth in Q1

    The insurer plans to say goodbye to the ACA exchanges after this year, and is exploring a potential sale of its controversial claims review subsidiary. Both businesses were more trouble than they were worth, executives said.

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    Consumer health data’s regulatory patchwork is growing. Relief isn’t coming.

    Healthcare organizations are struggling to navigate the compliance landscape amid a pullback in federal enforcement, a wave of state legislation and emerging voluntary initiatives, experts say.

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    Health system CEOs in hot seat over their role in raising healthcare prices

    During a high-profile congressional hearing on Tuesday, one lawmaker said hospitals charge "an insane amount" for care. Still, the CEOs largely passed the buck, arguing their prices are justified.

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    Surgeries are moving to ASCs. Distalmotion wants its robot to drive the shift.

    CEO Greg Roche says ambulatory surgery centers have largely lacked access to robots for performing soft tissue procedures, until now.

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    Health disparities persist across states and may widen further with federal cuts: report

    Native, Hispanic and Black communities experienced worse health access and affordability issues than white people in most states, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.