Hospitals

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    Senators show bipartisan support for reforming 340B during HELP hearing

    Lawmakers called for more transparency about how hospitals are using 340B revenue, including audits of participating facilities. 

    By • Oct. 24, 2025
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    Ballad Health sues UnitedHealth for Medicare Advantage ‘manipulation’

    The Appalachian system said it is turning to the courts as a last resort after failing to resolve years of payment and patient care issues.

    By • Oct. 24, 2025
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    Payer/provider relationships

    As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Health systems say AI is helping with care management, documentation burden

    Executives from Houston Methodist, Risant Health, UPMC and Advocate Health took the stage at HLTH 2025 to discuss early results of their AI investments.

    By • Oct. 23, 2025
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    Top RFK aide lashes out against healthcare industry for profiting off of illness

    Calley Means stopped short of accusing hospitals, insurers and drug companies from actively working to keep Americans sick, but said it was an "economic fact" that the companies benefit financially when people are ill.

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    Optum launches AI system to speed medical claims

    Optum Real allows providers to receive information about patients’ health benefits in real time, the company said.

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    ANA President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy talks nursing shortage, vaccine misinformation

    Federal divestment in nursing education and stress due to medical misinformation could add to the the nation's nursing shortage, according to the American Nurse Association leader.

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    AHA urges tariff exceptions for certain PPE, medical devices

    The American Hospital Association warned future tariffs arising from the Trump administration’s Section 232 investigation could disrupt access to an array of tools and personal protective equipment.

    By Susan Kelly • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Advocate Health hopes new innovation center will boost medical research, training

    The public-private partnership aims to pump money into medical research as federal funds dry up. "We're facing headwinds galore," said Advocate's chief innovation officer.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Highmark Health, Noom to launch weight management partnership in 2026

    The partnership with Noom aims to cut costs by treating weight management as preventative healthcare. Nearly 2 million Highmark Health members are expected to be eligible for the programs.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Jefferson Health to cut 1% of staff

    The layoffs will impact between 600 and 700 employees.

    By • Oct. 17, 2025
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    Google Cloud unveils health AI agent partnerships

    The technology giant is working with Hackensack Meridian Health on multiple agents, including a tool that can summarize patients’ medical records for providers.

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    Microsoft expands Dragon Copilot AI assistant for nurses

    The clinical assistant will be able to record nurses’ interactions with patients and help document their care. The tool will be generally available in the U.S. starting in December.

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    CommonSpirit’s Trinity Health, UPMC exploring integration

    The deal would offer UPMC an entrance into the Ohio market.

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    California passes laws targeting PBMs, private equity

    Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an array of healthcare bills into law last week that crack down on pharmacy benefit managers and beef up the review process for deals involving private equity firms.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Healthcare AI investment focused on profit margins, ROI: report

    As providers and payers navigate an increasingly challenging financial environment, executives are targeting AI tools that show a clear return on investment, according to a report by Klas Research and Bain & Company.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Prospect inks deal to sell two shuttered Pennsylvania hospitals for $13M

    Should the deal go through, it will mark the end of a tumultuous chapter for healthcare in Delaware County, which has sought to be rid of Prospect's influence for years.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers begin strike in Northern California, Hawaii

    The union that represents the workers says the five-day strike is the largest in its history.

    By • Oct. 14, 2025
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    CommonSpirit names new CFO

    Michael Browning will step into the position Jan. 2. He replaces Daniel Morissette, who is retiring at the end of this month.

    By • Oct. 14, 2025
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    California is the latest state to enact tougher restrictions on private equity in healthcare

    The new law prohibits financial firms from having a hand in medical decisions, including determining how many patients clinicians see per hour or what diagnostic tests are appropriate.

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    Unnecessary back surgeries cost Medicare $1.9B: Lown

    More than 200,000 “low-value” back surgeries for older adults were billed to Medicare from 2020 to 2023 — totaling one unnecessary procedure every eight minutes, according to a new analysis from the Lown Institute.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    Highmark Health names Karen Hanlon president

    Hanlon, who has been with the company since 1997, will also continue on as Highmark Health's COO.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    UnitedHealthcare swipes at Johns Hopkins, Capital Women’s Care in contract brawl

    The insurer accused the health systems of putting business interests over patient well-being in recent failed contract negotiations.

    By • Oct. 8, 2025
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    Saint Peter’s, Atlantic Health scrap merger

    CEOs for the systems called the outcome disappointing and did not suggest there would be future plans to merge.

    By • Oct. 7, 2025
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    Hospital for Special Surgery’s Ashis Barad says AI must solve real problems

    Barad, chief digital and technology officer at HSS, outlined his approach to evaluating AI tools and how the orthopedic hospital uses the technology.

    By Elise Reuter • Oct. 3, 2025
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    AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?

    Implementing artificial intelligence requires significant human labor and technical expertise, threatening to create a digital divide between highly resourced health systems and safety-net providers.

    By • Oct. 2, 2025