As federal lawmakers continue to debate major reforms to Medicaid spending, entrepreneur Mark Cuban is proposing what he believes is “the best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid.” In a June 26 post on ...

Nearly 800 rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with about 40% of those hospitals at immediate risk of closure. The count is drawn from the Center for Healthcare ...

Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Health System has launched outbound pharmacy delivery from its new Consolidated Service Center, centralizing medication distribution to 14 acute care and St. Luke’s ...

The Justice Department, through its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown investigation, has charged 324 defendants in schemes involving more than $14.6 billion in intended losses to Medicare, ...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved UPS’ $1.6 billion acquisition of Andlaur Healthcare Group, a Canadian provider of temperature-controlled logistics and distribution services for the ...

About 10% of U.S. hospitals are designated as “Magnet” hospitals for nursing excellence, and fewer than 1% have earned the designation more than six times. The American Nurses Credentialing Center ...

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has appointed two new vice presidents, Patrick Brown, MD, as vice president and chief medical information officer and Philip Karp as vice president and CTO ...

Heritage Valley Kennedy Hospital in Kennedy Township, Pa., will officially close at 11:59 p.m. on June 30 due to declining patient volumes and diminishing reimbursements, a spokesperson for the ...

The Joint Commission is transforming its accreditation process by reducing the number of requirements by 50% — from 1,551 to 774 standards — in its most significant rewrite since Medicare was ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas and Unity Medical Center, a 49-bed independent hospital in Manchester, Tenn., have formed a partnership to expand access to care. The strategic alliance ...

Jita Pandya Buño has been appointed CEO of the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, effective Sept. 1. She will succeed Cindy Hecker, who is retiring in July, according to a June 27 ...

Moderna’s experimental mRNA-based flu vaccine demonstrated a stronger immune response than a currently available standard flu shot in a late-stage phase 3 trial, clearing a path for regulatory ...