NATIONAL
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- 57 health systems ask HHS to rescind cybersecurity rule
- ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know
- American Hospital Association President and CEO to retire
- AHA supports federal AI safety guidance
- AHA warns of ‘10 out of 10’ cyber vulnerability
- CMS’ final ASC rule overall ‘positive’: Inside ASCA advocacy
- CMS pitches changes to kidney transplant access model: 4 notes
- CMS set to suspend nursing home Medicare revalidation process indefinitely
- CMS: States cannot regulate Medicare Advantage broker compensation
- CMS taps CLEAR to ‘kill the clipboard’
- CMS targets chronic care, nutrition in ‘MAHA’ Medicare payment model
- Countdown To CMS’ TEAM Model: How Home Health Providers Are Preparing
- DNV introduces ASC accreditation program
- Elevance Health goes all-in on doula care
- FDA names acting head of drug evaluation center
- Federal bill would recognize NPs, PAs in Medicare ACO models
- Financial pressures mount for academic medical centers
- Healthcare cybersecurity bill promises increased guidance, grants for industry
- Healthcare Real Estate’s Crystal Ball: Trends for 2026
- Kaufman Hall Report: Rising Non-Labor Costs and Payer Denials Squeeze Hospital Margins in 2025
- Nonprofit hospital sector to notch modest margin gains in 2026 as systems tighten up ahead of Medicaid cuts: Fitch
- OBBBA throws wrench into hospitals’ margin recovery: Fitch
- Over 100 provider groups tell HHS to pull proposed HIPAA update
- Providers urge HHS to scrap proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates
- Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Spike During Holidays, Weekends
- Rural Healthcare Hit by Steady Loss of Family Physicians
- Senators reintroduce bill with healthcare cybersecurity requirements
- States, medical societies reject CDC panel’s revised hepatitis B shot guidance
- The financial impact of healthcare ransomware attacks: 4 notes
- Trump eyes AI executive order
- Trump orders review of international immunization schedules: 3 federal vaccine updates
- Why nonprofit hospitals keep a year of cash on hand
- CMS unveils new model aimed at functional, lifestyle medicine
ALABAMA
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- 100K Alabamians could lose health insurance overnight
- Alabama’s congressional delegation urges CMS to reform wage index to help rural hospitals
- Ex-HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy loses push to reopen $3B fraud case
- Lilly to build $6B plant in Alabama in 3rd of 4 big US investments
- Nonprofits, women’s health organizations launch Alabama Birth Equity Initiative
- Alabama Rural Hospitals impacted by new federal health care bill
- Alabama coalition takes aim at racial, economic disparities in maternal health
- Voters choose tax increase to avoid possible hospital closures in rural Alabama county
- Alabama system strikes RCM partnership with Conifer
ALASKA
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- Ketchikan Indian Community Launching First Tribal Wellness Center at Salmon Falls Resort
- Opinion: An innovative solution to address Alaska’s nursing shortage
- ‘Expand access points,’ Alaska Regional Hospital puts emphasis on partnerships moving forward
- Alaska Mental Health Trust awards $7 million in grants to support local services
- New report uncovers in-depth look at how COVID-19 impacted Alaska’s healthcare systems
ARIZONA
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- 91% of Meadows patients report positive well-being 1 year post-treatment
- Ensign expands post-acute portfolio in 3 states
- How an Arizona compounding pharmacy has written up a prescription for substantial nationwide growth
- Scottsdale-based real estate fintech CommLoan to be acquired by Philadelphia-area firm
- Three Valley hospitals earn top maternity care honors from U.S. News & World Report
- Valleywise Health CEO to retire
- 3 Valley hospitals rank among best for maternity care
- Arizona doubles down on health education with new medical expansions
- Arizona Medicaid now covers traditional healing, helping Native communities preserve tradition
- Here are the 9 safest hospitals in Arizona
- Senate votes down dueling health proposals; Here’s what’s at stake for Arizona
- Strive Pharmacy expands in Mesa as Eli Lilly lawsuit looms
- This new medical school in Yuma aims to produce more doctors in rural Arizona
ARKANSAS
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- Baptist Health Expands Sustainability With Solar
- Empathy Health Tech of Bentonville Raises $7.6M for Sober Sidekick App
- LifePoint Health-owned system names CFO
- Montage Health plans new Salinas urgent care clinic, unifies branding across network
- Jonesboro health system will expand Medicaid services for high-risk pregnancies in Paragould
- Rhett Stover Named President of Mercy Northwest Arkansas Communities of Rogers (Super Mover)
- St. Bernards to expand Life360 HOME program for high-risk pregnant patients in Northeast Arkansas
- UAMS and Arkansas Office to train 75 health workers
- UAMS chancellor finalist Wondisford seeks to ‘add value,’ make hospital a ‘first choice’
CALIFORNIA
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- 5 systems expanding youth mental health services
- 60 CA Hospitals Among Best In U.S. In New Forbes Ranking
- Alondra Care Home preparing to open 6-bed assisted living facility in Fremont
- Audit Shows California State Hospitals, Prisons Rely On Costly Contract Labor Amid Soaring Staff Vacancies
- California hospital files for Chapter 11 protection
- Dignity California hospital opens $350M tower
- HCA gifts $4.8M to help launch California nursing school
- Kaiser creates new C-suite role for care delivery
- Kaiser Permanente to Pay $46M for Patient Data Breach
- Nation’s 1st all-electric hospital set to open Dec. 10
- Medical Solutions supports California hospitals through new hospital association memberships
- New Chief Medical Officer at Sonoma Valley Hospital
- Social worker dies after stabbing at San Francisco hospital; suspect in custody
- Sutter Health saves nurses 400K EHR clicks a day
- UCSD Health taps CFO from El Camino Health
- UC San Diego Health names new innovation chief
- California hospital receives largest-ever donation
- Moody’s downgrades Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ credit rating for 2nd time in 2025
- UCI Health CEO on building for the future
- How this Adventist hospital improved its Leapfrog safety grades
- Cedars-Sinai’s top AI innovations of 2025
COLORADO
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- Ensign expands post-acute portfolio in 3 states
- These Colorado hospitals are among nations best for maternity care: US News
- UCHealth expands access with $150M behavioral health push
- UCHealth opens new inpatient mental health unit in Northern Colorado hospital
- UCHealth’s recipe for broader access: Rural partnerships, behavioral health, workforce development
- Why CU-Anschutz will pay $10 million to settle a case involving COVID vaccine mandates
- Why is this list of the safest hospitals in Colorado so controversial?
- With billions on the line, Colorado prepares for the rural health care “Hunger Games”
- 15 Colorado hospitals ranked among nation’s best for maternity care
CONNECTICUT
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- Addressing the Healthcare Affordability Crisis in Connecticut
- CommonSpirit Colorado hospital adds endoscopic spine surgery
- Connecticut health official reacts to change in hepatitis B vaccine guidance
- CT joints multistate nursing compact to help ease workforce shortage
- Hartford HealthCare can buy 2 Prospect hospitals: state agency
- St. Francis Hospital blasts Hartford HealthCare’s hospital buys over monopoly concerns.
- St. Francis Hospital raises concerns over Hartford HealthCare’s acquisition of Prospect Medical hospitals
- UConn Health to invest $250M in Prospect hospital
- UConn Health details plan for Waterbury Hospital but seeks to shield some data on economic impact, quality care from public
- UConn Health files to acquire financially distressed Waterbury Hospital in $225M plan
DC
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth to open $270M Florida hospital
- After viral spotlight, Jacksonville doctor pushes to end curable blindness in the U.S.
- Ascension Sacred Heart unveils state-of-the-art emergency facility in Perdido Key
- Construction of Lee Health’s new $824M hospital makes big progress
- EHC Opens New Lake Worth Rehab Hospital to Meet Rising Demand
- Flagship acquires Florida endoscopy ASC
- Florida floats insurance marketplace for ICHRA coverage
- Florida House releases sweeping health care bills aimed at cutting regulations and drug costs
- Lee Health acquires Florida physician practice
- Lee Health expands care in Collier
- Lee Memorial, HealthPark listed among Forbes’ Top Hospitals 2026
- NAPA Anesthesia appoints chief growth officer
- The titans of gastroenterology M&A
- UF Health taps inaugural quality chief
- Viera Hospital earns approval for spine, orthopedic center
- Florida boasts 13 of nation’s top-rated maternity hospitals in U.S. News ratings
- UHS Florida hospital taps COO ahead of opening
GEORGIA
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- City of Hope opens new Atlanta cancer care center in Buckhead
- Georgia’s safety net health care system faces new pressure as federal Medicaid funding shifts
- Metro Atlanta hospitals recognized among best for maternity care in new ranking
- OrthoWest adds Dr. Drew Albert
- The titans of gastroenterology M&A
- New podcast explores health care challenges, triumphs in rural Georgia
- Selectis Health makes ‘step towards greater organizational efficiency’ with $13.1M sale of 2 SNFs in Georgia
- Select Medical acquires Georgia hospital
HAWAII
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- 2nd dialysis center scheduled to open on Hawaii Island
- 2 Hawaiʻi hospitals ranked among best for maternity care list: U.S. News & World Report
- Hawaii health system, state’s largest payer in merger talks
- Hawaii, Queen’s Health to develop outpatient center
- Hawaii supports Hepatitis B infant vaccination despite CDC recommendation
- How Epic is transforming care in E. Hawaii
- Kaiser workers rally as contact negotiations continue
- New outpatient medical center planned for Kona
IDAHO
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- As Congress stalls on health insurance subsidies, Idahoans have a week to enroll on exchange
- Idaho Congressman Fulcher introduces bill extending private, short-term health care coverage
- New Saint Alphonsus facility brings 15 areas of medicine to Caldwell residents
- Idaho Mental Health Cuts Push Costs to Hospitals, Law Enforcement
ILLINOIS
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- 28 IL Hospitals Among Best In U.S. In New Forbes Ranking
- AI-Powered Platform Helps HSHS Save Lives By Identifying Hidden Lung Cancers
- A medical center in Rockford announces two new VPs
- Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker’s approval
- CommonSpirit establishes national behavioral health leadership role
- CommonSpirit makes revenue cycle a top priority for 2026
- Galesburg nursing home fined $25,000 for failing to prevent abuse
- Illinois Medical District getting its first park in 80 years
- Lurie Children’s adds psych beds for patients with autism, intellectual disabilities
- Lurie Children’s receives $11M gift to launch genetics and rare diseases division
- New Illinois laws will bring big changes to insurance, healthcare
- No ACA plans to cover Chicago’s Lurie Children’s in 2026
- OSF HealthCare defers plans for replacing Illinois hospital
- Illinois system names director of accountable care services
- Franciscan Health hospital taps chief nurse
INDIANA
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- Elevance Health embracing AI in customer service tools
- How a small hospital is gaining access to Epic
- How Lilly uses Big Pharma heft to lift up-and-coming biotechs
- Indiana hospital to affiliate with Deaconess
- IU, Eli Lilly sign research collaboration agreement to expand clinical trials in Indiana
- Lilly to build $6B plant in Alabama in 3rd of 4 big US investments
- Major drug research company confirms cyberattack compromised employee and partner data
- OrthoLazer names CEO
- IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Launches Indiana’s Only Robotic-Assisted Shoulder Replacement Procedure
- Mother who was turned away from northern Indiana hospital meets with officials
- Indiana critical access hospital transitioning revenue cycle operations to Revology
- Baptist Health Floyd doubles apprenticeship program enrollment
IOWA
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- MercyOne opens walk-in orthopedic clinic in Iowa
- St. Luke’s Hospital acquires HYDROS Robotic System
- UI Health Care to pay $4 million in patient’s brain injury lawsuit
- UI Health Care’s new primary care clinic ‘largest in Iowa City,’ university says
- UI Health Care hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new medical facility
- UI Health Care earns national recognition for maternity care
- DMU earns accreditation to launch Its own residency programs
- For seniors on Medicare Advantage, lower costs can mean gambling with health care
- Iowa nursing advocates worry about proposed change to professional degree language
- Results of UnityPoint nurse union vote unclear as challenged ballots remain
- Unity Point Health announces new leadership roles
- UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital tops Iowa rankings
- UnityPoint nurses in Des Moines metro voting to join Teamsters union
- US News ranks five Iowa hospitals as best for maternity care
KANSAS
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- Children’s Mercy will add medical office on Overland Park campus
- Ensign expands post-acute portfolio in 3 states
- Judge: Hospital can continue temporary operations in bankruptcy case
- Kansas hospital files for Chapter 11 protection
- Rock Regional Hospital files for bankruptcy amid years-long rent dispute
- For seniors on Medicare Advantage, lower costs can mean gambling with health care
- Health organizations in SEK collaborate to serve more people
- Kansas governor says One Big Beautiful Bill Act could cost state $150 million or more
- Kansas hospital files for Chapter 11 protection
- LMH Health’s formula to navigate the unknown
- Rural Kansas hospital missed out on $2 million in taxpayer funds that went to cities instead
KENTUCKY
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- $187M UofL Hospital West Tower open for state-of-the-art patient care
- Addressing the healthcare affordability crisis in Kentucky
- GLVUS putting new HQ, medical glove production in downtown Louisville
- Humana CEO, Mark Cuban hint at pharmacy partnership
- SCA Health’s future-proof anesthesia strategy
- UofL Health taps rehabilitation hospital president
- Why this SCA Health ASC switched to a CRNA-only model
- Health care program enrollment up 23% in Kentucky since 2022
- Kentucky is experiencing a surge in students pursuing health-related degrees
- Kentucky lawmakers hear health care requests ahead of 2026 session
LOUISIANA
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- Louisiana cuts UnitedHealthcare Medicaid contract, affecting 330,000 enrollees
- Louisiana taps new surgeon general: 5 things to know
- Here’s what New Orleans’ abandoned Lindy Boggs hospital looks like inside before it’s torn down
- Louisiana abruptly cuts two Medicaid contracts, putting care options for 488,500 in limbo
- Louisiana cutting only one Medicaid contract after initially saying it’d end two, LDH confirms
- Louisiana Governor appoints Dr. Evelyn Griffin as the State’s next Surgeon General
- Louisiana Hospital Association honors Sutton with Golden Pelican President’s Award
- Louisiana not renewing Medicaid contract with UnitedHealthcare
- Louisiana partially reverses course to restore Aetna’s canceled Medicaid contract
- What hospital security teams can learn from Disney
MAINE
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- As Maine’s reproductive health providers face defunding, they worry about crisis pregnancy centers waiting in the wings
- Federal court rejects state effort to weaken agreement protecting disabled children’s rights
- Maine Hospital Association sues Trump Administration over drug discount program
- Maine’s long term care ombudsman disappointed by revocation of federal nursing home staffing rule
- Mainers face steep 2026 health insurance hikes due to fed cuts: Rep. Mathieson
- Central Maine Medical Center must keep trauma certification as condition of sale
- Epic integration at center of Prime acquisition of Maine system
- Lewiston hospital can’t abandon trauma status, state says
- Maine is down another trauma center. What does that mean?
- MaineHealth offering free career training program in Sanford
- New outpatient medical center planned for Kona
- Reproductive health providers worry about crisis pregnancy centers
- Why MaineHealth hired a nurse career navigator
MARYLAND
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- Hackers access patient records in MedStar Health data breach
- Local public company looks beyond weight loss amid revenue decline
- Maryland health officials advocate for hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
- New report details mixed progress in Maryland’s push for better addiction treatment
- Amid $1.4B deficit, Maryland lawmakers vow to address unlicensed senior facilities
- Analysis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias uncovers disparities in Maryland’s rural communities
MASSACHUSETTS
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- BCBS Massachusetts elects former hospital CEO to board
- Boston Children’s lands record $100M gift for pediatric behavioral health
- Cape Cod Hospital opens second phase of expansion
- Judge blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts — for now
- New hope for 5-year extension of hospital-at-home programs
- Pfizer-backed biotech lands $120M, plus other Boston-area life science news
- A Boston ASC’s strategy for rate defense
- After losing state contract, dental insurance firm to shutter Worcester office
- Assisted-living facility owner, inspector sue each other in deadly Fall River fire
- Athenahealth to embed Microsoft Dragon Copilot in EHR
- Beth Israel Lahey Health names SVP of revenue cycle
- Boston Children’s announces $640M psychiatric hospital expansion
- Charles River Laboratories exec eyes divestitures, organs-on-a-chip tech
- CHIA: Mass. uninsured rate is far lower than nation’s average
- Dean Kamen’s ARMI to build $44M Manchester biotech center
- Dental insurer to close Mass. office, lay off employees
- Five Questions With: Isaac Stoner
- GSK takes over entire former-Pfizer building in Cambridge
- Hospital at home programs see hope for five-year extension
- Kymera Therapeutics raises $602M after clinical trial win
- Massachusetts hospitals struggle to hire, retain ‘sitters’
- New bill would expand access to high-quality care for patients of nurse practitioners, physician assistants
- Rare-disease drug funding falls off after pandemic
- Reorganization at Flagship spinout Vesalius leads to some layoffs
- Report: Chronic disease, housing costs, food insecurity take heavy toll in southeastern Mass.
- Rob and Karen Hale donate $100M to Boston Children’s Hospital
- UMass Memorial Health approved to bring first proton beam to Central Mass.
- UMass Memorial to build $54 million cancer treatment facility
- Unionized interns and residents at 4 R.I. hospitals remain in ongoing negotiations
- U.S. News: UMass Memorial Medical Center named #1 maternity hospital in Central Mass.
- Massachusetts hospital taps chief medical officer
MICHIGAN
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- Bronson Healthcare welcomes new leaders in tech and care
- HealthBridge Financial to add 200 jobs with $17.2M expansion in West Michigan
- Henry Ford Health reports data breach
- Michigan Medicine’s capacity command center logs 6 wins in 2 years
- OAM, UM Health-West break ground on new surgery center in Wyoming
- Orthopedic Associates of Michigan to break ground on ASC
- Trinity Health’s COO on getting a PACE program up and running
- Why Trinity Health is embracing a ‘beginner’s mindset,’ per its CEO
- Michigan House approves bill blocking implicit bias training requirements for health professionals
- Drug-resistant fungus spreading in Michigan hospitals
- Detroit Medical Center announces new visitor restrictions amid flu uptick in Michigan
MINNESOTA
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- Allina Health Neuroscience, Spine and Pain Institute names president
- BCBS of Minnesota, Aspirus St. Luke’s ink agreement
- Children’s Minnesota embeds therapist into EDs to curb mental health boarding
- Former UnitedHealth Group CEO to join Fairview, U of Minnesota merger talks
- Mayo Clinic study ties digital check-ins to fewer hospital visits for cancer patients
- Minneapolis startup Reema Health raises $19M to expand social-care navigation services
- Minnesota regulators petition for state takeover of UCare
- Saluda Medical raises $150M in Australian IPO to pursue chronic-pain treatment
- Allina Health to codevelop with AI startup
- Aspirus Health deal in Duluth keeps St. Luke’s in-network for Minnesota Blue Cross patients
- Children’s Minnesota strikes RCM partnership with Ensemble
- Children’s Minnesota and Washburn Center to address children mental health crises
- Essentia Health taps new CHRO
- Fridley care facility resident arrested after fire that injured 1
- Medical device maker Saluda raises $150M in IPO
- Minnesota system taps Mayo Clinic executive as COO
- Retired Judge to Mediate Talks Among U of M, Fairview, and M Physicians
- Twin Cities hospitals rank top for maternity care
- HealthPartners’ rapid response program eases ED strain
- Minnesota system taps Mayo Clinic executive as COO
MISSISSIPPI
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- Baptist Memorial Health Care hospital names CFO
- Colom champions tax increase “for Mississippians to continue to have health insurance”
- Mississippi doctor calls on CDC to continue Hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns
- Mississippi expands obesity response as rates continue to climb
- Pediatricians in Mississippi to still recommend Hep B vaccine for newborns despite CDC advisers’ vote
MISSOURI
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- Abortion rights returned to Missouri one year ago. Access never did.
- Mercy partners with Wellvana in 20-year value-based care affiliation
- Oracle Health data breach affects 80 hospitals: Report
- Misleading social post claims BJC revokes parents’ access to kids’ medical records
- Federal, state budget pressure threatens Missouri at-home disability care program
- Missouri awards $3.1 million in grants to strengthen state’s nursing workforce
- Missouri hospital nets rural emergency designation
- BJC HealthCare clarifies parental MyChart access claims
MONTANA
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- In Laurel, details thin about proposed state-run mental health facility
- Tribes were left out of Trump’s $50B rural health fund, but Montana’s aim to include them anyway
- After two years of controversy, Montana health department restores key tribal role
- Logan Health providers seek unionization amid staffing concerns
- Montana State Hospital nears completion of major safety renovations
- On the brink: How the hospitals rural Montanans rely on are confronting an uncertain future
NEBRASKA
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- A small-town Nebraska nursing home closed. Its former director faces disciplinary action by the state.
- Concerns raised over maternal healthcare in Omaha
- For seniors on Medicare Advantage, lower costs can mean gambling with health care
- Nebraska hospital names COO
- Nebraska Rep. Bacon reacts to proposed changes to nursing classification
- Omaha woman’s health insurance quadruples, expert weighs in
NEVADA
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- 5 systems expanding youth mental health services
- First-of-its-kind addiction recovery hospital to open in Las Vegas
- Freestanding ER breaks ground in Henderson
- Las Vegas community rallies for improved healthcare access
- Southern Nevada nurses celebrated during Excellence in Nursing Awards
- This non-profit quietly cancels $133M medical debt for Nevadans
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- How can New Hampshire meet wellness needs of rural older adults? Start by listening to them.
- Maria Proulx: How Anthem is addressing health care affordability in New Hampshire
- New Hampshire psych hospital design error to cost $15M plus delays: 5 notes
- NH’s Business: Granite State facing shortage of nurses
- NH News Recap: Disability Rights Center investigates abuse in NH care system
- New Hampshire Keeps Vaccine Schedule Despite RFK Change, But Only Health Officials Told
- New Hampshire Medicaid changes spark debate
- New report finds N.H. hospitals are struggling with rising expenses, workforce shortages
- Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting child patient at hospital
- Which New Hampshire Hospitals Are Rated A For Safety In 2025?
- New Hampshire system appoints quality chief
NEW JERSEY
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- Controversial hospital relocation plan in N.J. tabled after 8-hour meeting
- Hackensack Meridian named official World Cup hospital. What it means
- Horizon BCBS New Jersey eyes move to new headquarters
- Justices Pass On Challenge To NJ Hospital Charity Rule
- New Jersey enacts insulin, inhaler, EpiPen out-of-pocket caps
- Report: N.J. Nursing Home Owners Understaffed Facility, Filched Millions
- State Health Planning Board defers Monmouth Medical decision
- Why CMS’ TEAM is a ‘natural extension’ for Hackensack Meridian Health
- RWJBarnabas taps NHL star as brand ambassador
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- 5 systems expanding youth mental health services
- Albany Med CEO exits role
- Beechwood Homes to cut another 47 beds in shift to private rooms
- Cardiologist named COO of NewYork-Presbyterian
- Guthrie Lourdes Hospital nears completion of orthopedic ASC
- Jewish Family Services pivots after losing $6.6M in federal funding
- Mohawk Valley Health System cuts ribbon on ASC
- MVHS formally opens new surgery center as it completes final readiness steps
- NewYork-Presbyterian posts 3.9% operating margin in Q3
- NewYork-Presbyterian names COO
- New York system warns of cuts, missed payroll without state aid
- New York to limit cost-sharing on asthma inhalers
- NYC Health + Hospitals debuts $32M behavioral health support teams
- Spine Medicine & Surgery of Long Island opens 3rd practice
- 26 NY hospitals named best in country for maternity care. See the list
- 450,000 New Yorkers will lose Essential Plan health insurance after funding cut from federal budget
- CN Guidance opens 24/7 mental health, substance abuse center in Hicksville
- Elevance Health seeks to keep NYC contract in secretive legal fight
- Katie Ledecky visits Long Island as Catholic Health ambassador
- Long Island hospitals earn top maternity care rankings
- New York state lawmakers urge probe of Optum for dropping plans, closing practices
- New York warns 950K people to lose health coverage under Trump cuts
- NYC health system’s marketing campaign takes ‘Wicked’ turn
- Stefanik investigates NY Health Dept. over hospital funding
- SUNY Downstate $1B renovations to kick off
NORTH CAROLINA
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- A Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Amid a Legal Battle, It’s Still a Field of Dirt.
- A new era for mental health care
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System breaks ground on new Advanced Care Leland facility
- Columbus Regional breaks ground on 68K-square-foot surgery center, MOB
- Community Health Systems sells ambulatory diagnostics segment to Labcorp for $194M
- New UNC Health CEO charts growth amid financial pressures
- North Carolina physician practice acquired
- North Carolina Specialty Hospital adds Mako Shoulder robot
- North Carolina’s aging population drives billions in health care investments
- Novant Health Foundation receives $3M endowment to advance breast cancer care
- Violations at Raleigh plant dent pharma company’s financial outlook
- Surprise! Your health care provider added a fee for that questionnaire you filled out
- N.C. requests $1 billion from federal rural health fund, says it still won’t be enough
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- 5 Miami Valley hospitals rank among nation’s best for maternity services
- Cincinnati Children’s to cut pediatric transfer times with new helicopter
- Cincinnati startup HerMD secures exit months after co-founders buy back business
- Columbus skilled nursing company faces lawsuit over data breach
- Dayton Children’s expands NICU services with new unit at Kettering Health Main Campus
- MetroHealth behavioral health nurses raise safety concerns, call for contract protections
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital backs AI startup in $9M investment
- OAM, UM Health-West break ground on new surgery center in Wyoming
- OhioHealth to scale Abridge’s AI tool for ambulatory care
- One Morning eyes explosive growth for mental health platform, targets region’s $30B mental health impact
- OSU Wexner Medical Center sets opening date for new 26-story hospital tower
- Otterbein to add 13th senior living community in deal with Ohio Living
- Ohio hospital’s closure leaves disappointment
- Ohio State Wexner preps tower staff with simulations for 2026 opening
- OhioHealth continues to implement AI to lessen administrative burden
- Bon Secours Mercy Health bets on AI to boost clinician retention
- MetroHealth extends CEO’s contract into 2029
OKLAHOMA
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- CVS Caremark to pay $5M settlement, won’t admit or deny allegations of underpaying Oklahoma pharmacies
- Oklahoma State U to return $4.8M after behavioral hospital project falls through
- Sisters join forces to open senior home care business
- EMSA earns perfect score in national CAAS accreditation
- Higher insurance premiums, reduced federal subsidies stoke fears among Oklahomans
OREGON
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- Canadian Providence doctor in Oregon sues Homeland Security
- Grande Ronde Hospital to bring robotic surgery to Union County
- Kaiser nurses union votes no-confidence in CEO
- Legacy Health strike continues Monday as bargaining resumes
- Nurses association welcomes mediation as Legacy Health returns to negotiation table
- Oregon hospital price cap shows minimal impact on hospitals: Study
- Oregon Hospital Retreats Draw Concern—and Raise Questions
- Oregon hospital to end inpatient services, transition to satellite campus
- Two Oregon hospitals announce closures in a week
- Ashland Community Hospital to shut birth center, sparking outcry
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Acquisition, not merger: WVU Health System moves to take control of Independence Health’s workers, debt
- Adare Pharma Solutions to close Philadelphia plant, eliminating 137 jobs
- Allegheny Health Network explores ambient AI for population health
- AmSurg acquires Pennsylvania surgery center
- Backed by $78M gift, Nemours Children’s Hospital unveils outpatient expansion project
- Bancroft hires Shriners Children’s Hospital executive Gregory Passanante as CEO
- Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list adds one Philadelphia-area medical center, drops another
- Bucks County biotech firm appoints new CEO to advance cancer drug pipeline
- Highmark to expand nationwide footprint with new Blue affiliation
- How this Philadelphia hospital is making biopsies better and easier for lung disease patients
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, UHS to open 144-bed behavioral hospital
- Moody’s lowers Jefferson Health’s outlook: 5 things to know
- Orthopedic surgeon named chief of staff at Shriners Erie
- Pennsylvania hospitals have seen an increase in sepsis deaths, new report shows
- Rothman Orthopaedics renews leadership terms beginning in late 2026
- Saving kids who have pediatric cancer requires research funding, report says
- Several Pittsburgh-area hospitals make U.S. News list for maternity care excellence
- St. Luke’s, Microsoft partner on cybersecurity
- Teleflex to sell 3 medical technology divisions for a combined $2B
- The Wright Center in Scranton is set to expand, with construction expected to begin in the spring
- Tower Health closing Phoenixville Hospital rehab center, displacing 55 workers
- Virtual nursing draws mixed reviews from bedside nurses: 5 study findings
- WellSpan hospital opens flexible-use ED rooms for behavioral health
- ‘Be willing to get fired’: Candid leadership tenets from Temple Health CEO Mike Young
- Cardiologist named COO of NewYork-Presbyterian
- Jubilant Therapeutics appoints veteran Daniel O’Connor as CEO
- Penn State Health cuts anesthesia time with AI-powered MRIs
- U.S. News maternity care list adds one area hospital, drops another
- WellSpan names new hospital president
- Shriners Children’s executive to depart for CEO role at nonprofit
- Select Medical acquires Georgia hospital
RHODE ISLAND
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- Brown Health names chief medical officer at St. Anne’s
- Buyer of Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals ‘will work like expletive deleted to get this done’
- Centurion given another extension to close Roger Williams, Fatima sale
- Prospect, Rhode Island reach deal to keep 2 hospitals open through January
- Rhode Island hospital launches walk-in mental health clinic
- Rhode Island’s hospital group sounds alarm on Medicaid changes as 70,000 may lose coverage
- Buyer of Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals ‘will work like expletive deleted to get this done’
- CVS forecasts 2026 profit higher than Wall Street estimates
- Delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths
- Report: CVS settles insulin pen lawsuit for nearly $38M
- Tentative agreement would keep Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals open through January
- Women & Infants caregivers allege health, safety and staffing issues
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- MUSC Health seeks $350M for new, top-tier cancer center
- MUSC names new chief people officer to lead HR strategy
- Providence Care appoints CEO
- Atrium Health to open $450M Fort Mill hospital in 2029
- Beaufort Memorial ‘tops off’ new $103M hospital in South Carolina: 4 notes
- South Carolina measles outbreak grows; new case identified in Colorado
- South Carolina patients harm 2,100 hospital workers annually
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Pfizer funds Sanford Health cardiac care initiative
- Sanford revamping plans to expand services for cancer and cardiac care
- Sanford to open pediatric emergency department in new year
- South Dakota revs up for the future in Biotech
- Why Sanford Health would have a ‘riot’ if it took away ambient AI
- Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Named to Forbes’ Top Hospitals 2026 List
- Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100,000 Trump visa fee
- Sanford Health President & CEO Bill Gassen Recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
- Sanford to open South Dakota’s first pediatric emergency department
- State vaccine survey results are ‘concerning,’ health advocates say
TENNESSEE
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- 5 systems expanding youth mental health services
- AmSurg acquires Pennsylvania surgery center
- CHS appoints CEO, CFO: 7 things to know
- Community Health Systems names CEO
- Community Health Systems sells ambulatory diagnostics segment to Labcorp for $194M
- East Memphis co. closes funding round, acquires Tenn. business
- HCA gifts $4.8M to help launch California nursing school
- Health-tech startup Deacon Health reveals first customer after raising $11M
- NashvilleHealth event focuses on Nashville’s problems, solutions for the future
- Nurse arrested for alleged sexual assault against patient, Murfreesboro police say
- Surgery Partners, Baylor Scott & White Health form joint venture partnership
- ‘This litigation is a PR stunt’: UnitedHealth seeks to dismiss Medicare Advantage lawsuit from Ballad Health
- Vanderbilt creates courses for nurses nationwide
- What Surgery Partners has been up to in the past 60 days
TEXAS
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- 6 Houston-area hospitals named top-performing maternity care options by U.S. News & World Report
- Baylor Scott & White adds new hospital in Bryan
- Baylor Scott and White shares more information about its merger with Physicians Centre Hospital
- BCBS of Texas, Ascension Texas face split
- Cook Children’s performed heart surgery most hospitals avoid. It saved this baby’s life
- Dallas’ growing life sciences clout pulls biotech CEO back home
- How Dr. Kern Wildenthal Built the Modern UT Southwestern
- Judge OKs proposed class-action lawsuit against US Anesthesia Partners
- Lyda Hill Philanthropies fuels new Cancer Prevention Initiative funding
- Memorial Hermann, Rice and UTMB launch Project Metis to advance brain health research
- Surgery Partners, Baylor Scott & White Health form joint venture partnership
- Texas AG sues Epic Health Systems over alleged anticompetitive practices affecting Houston hospitals
- The titans of gastroenterology M&A
- USMD Arlington taps 3 leaders following CEO retirement
- Avance Biosciences opens Houston biotech manufacturing site
- Baylor Scott & White, Surgery Partners to co-own specialty hospital
- Blue Cross Blue Shield customers could soon lose in-network coverage at Ascension Texas medical facilities
- Curve Biosciences moves HQ to Dallas, looks to grow
- Healthcare Briefs: Forbes Ranks North Texas Hospitals and USMD Arlington’s New C-Suite Additions
- Houston hospitals make US News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
- Memorial Hermann, Rice, UTMB launch brain health initiative
- Methodist Healthcare names new CNO
- New MD Anderson-Texas Children’s hospital was a Deal of the Week
- New Texas health system to launch hospital, Epic together
- Texans grapple with uncertainty as ACA premiums could more than double in 2026
- Texas academic system rebrands
- Texas lawmakers ask federal government for more rural health care funding
- Texas Health Denton named as one of the nation’s best hospitals for maternity care
- UTSW is back in the running to operate the state’s new psychiatric hospital in Dallas
- Winners Announced: *D CEO*’s 2025 Excellence in Healthcare Awards
- CommonSpirit nurses in Texas vote to unionize
UTAH
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- AleraCare and Pure Healthcare complete merger, creating a leading national platform for ambulatory infusion and specialty care
- New Intermountain Health heart research studies are improving heart care for patients around the world
- Salt Lake City Medical Assistant Brings Accelerated Medical Assistant Pathway to Cottonwood Heights this Winter
- University Of Utah Orthopaedic Innovation Center Announces Completion of First ChondroMatch™ Case
- University of Utah Health research funding reaches record $531M in 2025
- Utah family donates $10 million toward youth mental health care
- Vive Adolescent Care Programs Designed Around the Needs of Adolescents
VERMONT
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- A federal panel has reversed hepatitis B vaccine advice. Vermont says it’s sticking with the science
- Bon Secours-anchored Reynolds Crossing office building trades for $41M
- Brattleboro hospital projects $14.5M shortfall in current budget
- Vermont bids for new federal money to boost rural health system
- Why UVM Health won’t cut clinical services in 2026
- More employees unionize at Porter Medical Center
- Parents and providers fear Rutland Regional Medical Center’s planned pediatric closure would jeopardize patient health and drive up costs
- Rutland Regional Medical Center withdraws request to close pediatric beds
- Stowe EMS raises its rates to offset the hassles of insurance
- Vermont health officials reaffirm importance of hepatitis B vaccine after federal advisory panel recommends delays
- Vermont hospital walks back plans to close inpatient pediatric unit
VIRGINIA
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- Columbia Mental Health Expands Access to Care with New Clinic in Falls Church, Virginia
- Riverside’s new Smithfield Hospital brings emergency care to rural Western Tidewater
- VHC Health outsources virtual urgent care
- VHC Health offloads virtual urgent care to West Coast company
- Virginia Beach nursing home set to close this fall is still open under new agreement
- Virginia lab to pay $758K to settle physician kickback allegations
- Federal grant boosts effort to grow Virginia’s youth mental health workforce
WASHINGTON
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- Confluence Health reimburses $1.8 million in overlooked charity care claims
- Confluence Health refunding $1.8M following AG investigation
- How Providence and Microsoft are rethinking cancer care with AI
- When will MultiCare build the new patient tower in Puyallup? The council asked
- Pregnancy-related deaths are increasing in Washington state. Most could be prevented
- The Washington system tapping retired physicians to improve access
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Acquisition, not merger: WVU Health System moves to take control of Independence Health’s workers, debt
- Thomas Memorial Hospital Opens Pediatric Clinic In South Charleston, West Virginia
- West Virginia sues UnitedHealth’s Optum over opioid crisis
- Woman sues HCR Manorcare for wage payment violations
- WVU Medicine Karen Bowling elected as WV Delegate to the American Hospital Association’s regional policy board
- WVU Medicine opens pediatric telemedicine clinic
- 5 West Virginia hospitals named to Forbes’ inaugural Top Hospitals list
- Student at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine selected for national health care policy internship
WISCONSIN
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- Aurora Health Care names Wisconsin Nurse of the Year
- Aurora St. Luke’s pioneers cutting-edge cardiovascular ultrasound technology
- Emplify Health by Gundersen Hillsboro Area ranks seventh in state for charity care
- Ex-CEO of Atrium nursing homes in Wisconsin given 7.5 years in prison
- SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital named among 518 U.S. hospitals with zero CAUTI rate – one of only 11 in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin governor shuts down ‘inflammatory,’ ‘unnecessary’ bill aimed at immigrant Medicaid access
- Wisconsin hospitals reportedly provided $2.2B in community benefits last year
- Wisconsin system builds housing for residents
- Wisconsin Rapids health center gets final $3M in federal funding
- An update on a Children’s Wisconsin Green Bay mental health walk-in clinic
WYOMING
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- Hospital discussing repurposing space for axed rehab facility
- Wyoming health department pitches ‘BearCare’ for medical emergencies. Lawmakers are skeptical.
- Rural Wyoming clinical experiences hold promise for healthcare workforce
- Wyoming lawmakers discuss proposed $3B Wyoming Department of Health budget
