NATIONAL
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- 24 large health systems growing bigger
- 340B Health pushes back on CMS plan for steeper hospital cuts
- 21 states sue CMS over new ACA restrictions
- 3 states regulating AI and mental health
- 5 concerning trends ASC leaders are flagging
- 8 systems net big results moving from ‘healthcare to health’
- AHA Board names Bill Gassen chair-elect designate
- AHA calls for expanded audits, penalties in Medicare Advantage
- Amazon pulls healthcare documentary after UnitedHealth criticism: NYT
- CMS plans hiring spree ahead of new payment models
- CMS proposes 2.4% annual outpatient, ASC boost
- CMS warns states of new Medicaid waiver expectations
- Healthcare CFOs shift strategic focus as disruptions loom
- HHS to reform organ transplant system
- Hospitals’ burden would increase under drugmakers 340B changes: 5 survey notes
- Huge percentage of hospital visits by sickest nursing home patients could be avoidable, study finds
- Humana loses bid to challenge downgrade to US Medicare ‘star’ ratings
- Joint Commission consolidates standards to improve adherence
- Memo pushes back on bill’s impact to rural hospitals
- No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough
- Providers lay out challenges to PACE expansion
- RFK Jr. adopts CDC panel recommendation to remove thimerosal from flu shots
- RFK Jr. fires top aides in HHS shakeup
- Stark law and clinic acquisitions: 10 takeaways
- States push back on PE ownership in healthcare: 6 notes
- ‘Still falls short’: Physicians react to CMS’ proposed 3.6% pay bump
- Survey finds majority of employers anticipate shifting health care costs to workers
- Top trends shaping the future of healthcare surveillance and security
- Trump administration unveils $50B plan to aid rural hospitals
ALABAMA
ALASKA
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- Alaska’s $14M cut from opioid lawsuit settlements to go to rehab programs
- Alaska takes bold step with new health insurance authorization law
- Biggest-ever class enters Alaska’s medical education partnership program
- How much will the ‘big, beautiful’ bill cut Alaska Medicaid? The state isn’t sure.
- New Alaska law establishes quick deadlines for insurers’ decisions on medical care
- Nurse Practitioners Strengthen Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute’s Mat-Su Branch
- Prior Authorization Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
- State retracts projected $500M impact of Trump budget bill on Medicaid program, citing carve-outs
ARIZONA
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- Arizona Governor Empowers Charity To Totally Cancel $429 Million in Private Medical Debt for $10 Million
- Cuts in federal funding could slow efforts to end HIV in Arizona
- Former Phoenix Children’s Hospital worker accused of sexually exploiting minors, court documents allege
- No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough
- Onvida Health speaks out on recent Medicaid cuts
- Suzanne Pfister, Phoenix health foundation leader, remembered as ‘true public servant’
ARKANSAS
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- Lowell Capital Partners Acquires Mercy Clinic Site in Northwest Arkansas
- New Program Aims to Address Rural Health Disparities in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma
- Arkansas braces for impact as Medicaid cuts loom
- Arkansas health insurers propose 26.2% rate increases for individual plans
- Baptist Health hospitals, including Fort Smith facility, recognized for excellence in stroke care
- CARTI Bistro Promotes Hope and Health
- Plaintiffs want Arkansas transgender care case returned to lower court; AG wants ruling reversed
- The World’s Richest Woman Has Opened a Medical School
CALIFORNIA
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- 8 new ASCs in California
- Blue Shield of California plans layoffs in El Dorado Hills, Rancho Cordova
- Catalina Island Hospital Getting New Leader
- California hospital board clears path for bankruptcy filing
- California finalizes mental health parity rules: 5 notes
- California union nurses vote no-confidence in management
- CalPERS health premiums to rise by an average of 8.21% next year
- Dignity Health names Austin Manning as new CEO of Mercy San Juan Medical Center
- Federal Medicaid cuts could threaten Watsonville hospital’s revival
- How 1 California hospital is rethinking maternity care
- Hundreds strike UC hospitals over ‘unnecessary’ job cuts
- Kaiser lays off nurses in San Rafael, Petaluma
- Kaiser Permanente issues layoff notices to dozens of nurses in San Rafael and Petaluma
- Kaiser Permanente to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients under age 19
- Lawsuits allege ‘callous, reckless, and outrageous failure’ by healthcare company
- Planned Parenthood faces layoffs, warns of more cuts
- Stanford, UCSF and foundation of former Citibank CEO launch a $200 million cancer initiative
- Sutter Health names City of Hope executive Kevin Manemann as new chief operating office
- UCLA Cancer Researchers Nab $2 Million in Grants
- California Health Officials Urge Vaccinations Ahead of School Year as Measles Cases Surge Nationwide
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Announces Bill to Make Access to Equitable Health Care a Protected Civil Right
- CARE Court’s impact on behavioral health treatment in California divides advocates
- Dignity Hospitals, including Mercy Folsom, honored for eco excellence
- Maternity ward closures in California result in much more than strained health care
- Measles cases just reached 30-year high in the US. How bad is California surge?
- Mendocino Coast Adventist Health Hospital awaits fallout of Federal bill
- Mental health inequities observed across American Indian and Alaska Native subgroups in California
- Planned Parenthood of California Loses $300 Million in Federal Funding Under Court Order
- Prime rolls out radiology platform across 8 hospitals
- State of California extends agreement with CGI for the Case Management, Information and Payrolling System
- UCSF, Stanford launch $200M research hub
COLORADO
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- Colorado law bans non-compete agreements for healthcare providers
- Federal judge green-lights trial against Denver Health, staff for death of elderly jail detainee
- Hospital network launches ‘first of its kind’ hip surgical center in Lone Tree
- Hotel transformed into hospital for project with UCHealth, CU and DOD
- State regulator unveils ‘alarming’ spike in Colorado insurance rates
- UCHealth postpones elective surgeries amid sterilization staffing issues
- USPI opens Colorado ASC
- Trump administration subpoenas Children’s Hospital Colorado over gender-affirming care
- Colorado AG sues Trump administration over new ACA health coverage rules
- Colorado health campuses in Aurora convert portion of hotel into alternative care facility
- Colorado’s Western Slope could see health insurance rates jump as high as 38% next year
- AHA files brief defending Colorado’s 340B contract pharmacy law
- Awareness of 988 Colorado grew 80% in past year, mental health line says
- Porter hospital ordered to pay former patient $3.2 million in lawsuit
CONNECTICUT
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- 135K-plus in CT to lose some ACA health insurance subsidies as federal support ends in 2025
- As Trinity Health closes mental health programs, lawmakers vow to close ‘loophole’
- Connecticut city plans housing for hospital workers at former school site
- Connecticut joins suit to block ACA rule adding fees and cutting access to health coverage
- CT aims to get to front of the line in Prospect bankruptcy case
- CT-based eye care manager acquires out-of-state laser eye surgery provider
- Lamont signs CT maternity health access bills
- Officials say bidding process delays could endanger CT hospitals. Situation called ‘dire.’
- Union contracts for UConn employees expire without new agreements in place
- Unease grows in Waterbury as bankrupt Prospect Medical borrows $30M more to keep CT hospitals open
- Blood emergency declared in Connecticut by state’s blood center
- Connecticut Children’s is winding down its gender care program
- Dexcom recalls 19 glucose monitor models
- Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hospital of Central Connecticut celebrates a decade of care
- How federal policy changes will affect Access Health CT plans
- Stamford Health researchers using AI to determine a person’s risk of having a heart attack
- Stamford VA clinic faces closure rumors, sparking concern for local veterans
- Yale ends gender-affirming medication for minors, will continue mental health support
DC
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- Children’s National cuts leadership jobs
- Children’s National Hospital eliminating dozens of positions as federal funding cuts loom
- D.C.’s Sorcero acquires Axiom Health, plots Series B
- Howard University taps interim CEO for hospital corporation as Adventist exit looms
- Johnson & Johnson’s D.C. incubator to leave Children’s National Hospital’s Walter Reed campus
- Medicaid cuts threaten D.C.-area health providers, potentially forcing service reductions and layoffs
- Children’s National Hospital to stop prescribing gender-affirming medication
DELAWARE
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- Beebe Healthcare launches cardiovascular institute in Delaware
- How Wayspring and Highmark Health Are Changing the SUD Care Playbook
- How a magic new treatment for scoliosis is helping kids in Delaware
- ChristianaCare, Virtua Health Take First Step Toward Merger
- Delaware’s hospital cost review board chair steps down after dispute with governor
- Nemours Children Hospital to expand outpatient services
- What health systems need to support strategic initiatives
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth names 3 new hospital CEOs
- AdventHealth Minneola nears debut — see inside $272M hospital
- Brevard County hospital to expand
- Boca Raton medical billing firm acquires AI-powered health care data company
- Daytona hospital provides blueprint for expansion of building and service
- EyeSouth partners with St. Lucie Eye
- Growing pediatric health care business raises $31.5 million
- How 1 leader evaluates AI tools in a sea of options
- Lee Health to open new outpatient center in Florida
- Moffitt CEO’s most powerful leadership tool
- Orlando Health expands footprint with vacant land purchase
- Orlando Health wants a bigger piece of Tampa Bay’s orthopedic market
- Pharma company to close South Florida facility, lay off staff
- Walgreens to open new clinics in Orlando
- Watson Clinic CEO Jason Hirsbrunner shares plans for medical campus
- Woodside Health Buys 2 Orlando MOBs
- Florida’s health system ranks among the worst in the nation, according to new analysis
- After Cleveland Clinic expanded to Florida, patients say surprise fees followed
- Could Florida law complicate a TMH sale? City says no, but courts may have final say
- HCA Florida Trinity Hospital breaks ground on Sunlake Emergency
GEORGIA
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- Alpharetta biomedical company ‘exploring strategic alternatives’ as job cuts loom
- Atlanta-based American Cancer Society names new CEO
- Atlanta in-home senior care service matches clients with older caregivers
- EyeSouth partners with St. Lucie Eye
- Premier Anesthesia partners with Salina Health
- Small Georgia Medical Practice Closes Due to Cyberattack
- Telemedicine system is improving emergency care in rural Georgia
- Georgia health commission hasn’t met this year despite looming federal spending cuts
- Medicaid cuts could impact 37 Georgia nursing homes, study says
- Georgia family calls mental health system ‘broken,’ asks for change
- ‘Serious threat to health’: Dozens of Georgia nursing homes at risk of closure
- Georgia reaches historic 5 million jobs milestone as health care sector leads growth
HAWAII
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- Allegations of unsafe staffing trigger an ultimatum for Hawaii’s largest hospital
- Experts predict Alzheimer’s cases in Hawaii to double by 2050
- Transportation barriers impacting Hawai’i rural health care, policy solutions proposed
- University of Hawaii secures $1.5M grant to improve healthcare access across the Pacific
- DOH renews commitment to eliminating hepatitis in Hawaii by 2030
- Hawaii’s Aina Haina ARCH Fined $1,000 for Leaving Elderly Resident in Locked Vehicle
- Kailua doctor accused of sexually assaulting elderly woman during medical exam
- Neighbor island students participate in medical training program at JABSOM
- Queen’s missed deadlines to implement new ‘safe staffing’ ratios
- Work begins at Waianae High on state’s first Health Learning Lab
IDAHO
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- How Congress’s megabill will impact Idaho: Cuts to taxes, Medicaid, SNAP and more
- Idaho agrees not to prosecute doctors for out-of-state abortion referrals
- Idaho Heart Foundation donates AEDs to regional emergency services
- Important Changes To Impact ID, WA, UT Health Coverage Soon
- Planned Parenthood, Idaho’s Raúl Labrador agree on out-of-state abortion referrals
- 3,000 Idahoans with disabilities on waitlist for Voc Rehab services
- As US Health Secretary RFK Jr. visits Idaho, Gov. Little signs MAHA proclamation
- It’s the size of 6 football fields. What’s St. Luke’s up to in Meridian?
- West Nile virus detected in Canyon County mosquitoes
ILLINOIS
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- 16 Springfield-area nursing homes fined thousands of dollars by the state
- Ascension Alexian Brothers hospital in Elk Grove Village to close labor and delivery unit
- Chicago-area nursing homes fined for ‘severe’ violations that led to patient deaths, Illinois health department says
- Chicago healthcare REIT buys senior living facility near Seattle
- Illinois joins suit to block Trump administration from barring undocumented immigrants from public benefits
- Medicare and Medicaid fund majority of services at Peoria hospitals
- Memorial Hermann exec heads to CommonSpirit
- Rush rethinks what it means to ‘see a doctor’
- UChicago Medicine to discontinue all gender-affirming pediatric care
- Vatican sign-off awaited in Altru’s acquisition of CommonSpirit hospital
- Aramark employee from UI Health at-large after off-campus shooting
- City of Hope CEO: How my 3-year plan became a 30-year lesson in culture
- OSF HealthCare welcomes new primary care provider in Princeton
- OSF Heart of Mary receives prestigious nursing award
- Planned Parenthood of Illinois names new president/CEO
- SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital welcomes inaugural pharmacy residents
INDIANA
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- An Indiana hospital cut medical services. A new DNC billboard blames President Trump
- Baptist Health to open $2M primary care office in Jeffersonville
- Class-action status sought for lawsuit against Community Health over alleged data breach
- Deaconess’ new surgery center is coming in the fall of 2026
- IU Fort Wayne Hospital completes significant construction phase
- IU Health names new president for downtown and metro region
- IU Health rethinks design of patient rooms
- Nurse agrees to surrender nursing license following WRTV Investigation into fraud
- Orthopaedic Associates, Deaconess break ground on Indiana ASC
- Riley Children’s Foundation names new CEO
- Indiana Chamber will no longer have Anthem as provider for small-business health coverage
- Indiana hospitals facing financial crisis while grappling with Medicaid cuts
- Indiana reports first West Nile virus case of the year in Vanderburgh County
- Valley Oaks Health expanding to Clinton County
- New CEO for True Rx Health Strategists
- New law raises prescription drug costs for most Hoosiers
IOWA
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- Iowa Medical Society report outlines top priorities to address health care workforce shortage
- St. Luke’s performs Cedar Rapids’ first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implant
- Three Cedar Rapids organizations to mark eighth year of Circle the City With Mercy
- University of Iowa hospital technology helps save world’s most premature baby
- Already in the red, rural hospitals across the Midwest brace for Medicaid changes
- Federal judge halts key parts of Iowa PBM law: 3 notes
- Mitchell County hospital cited and warned by state regulators
KANSAS
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- LMH Health CFO on why ‘you can’t cost-cut your way to prosperity’
- New Program Aims to Address Rural Health Disparities in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma
- Premier Anesthesia partners with Salina Health
- Kansas hospital expands GI services with new providers
- Kansas Sees Sharp Decline in Obstetric Services, Raising Health Concerns
- KDHE: More measles cases in Kansas; US case count continues to diminish
- KU Health hospital taps CFO
- Nurse shortage threatens WIC program in Kansas county
- Western Kansans have to travel miles to see a doctor. Experts say it leads to worse health outcomes
KENTUCKY
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- Accessia Health joins Louisville initiative to improve access to care
- After dismissal, Humana refiles lawsuit against federal government
- Angela Mayer named director of outpatient services at SUN Behavioral Health in Erlanger
- Baptist Health to open $2M primary care office in Jeffersonville
- Baptist Health ER & Urgent Care breaks ground in Georgetown
- Bourbon Community Hospital named one of the nation’s 100 Great Community Hospitals
- Clark Regional joins KCH affiliate network to expand access to specialized pediatric care
- eBlu Solutions acquired by Knipper Health
- Ephraim McDowell Regional opens renovated inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
- Kentucky could take the biggest hit as result of latest cuts to federal health care spending
- UofL researchers create world’s largest brain tumor database to speed treatment discovery
- Kentucky’s campaign to improve rural cancer care is a national model. Federal cuts threaten its progress
- Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.
- NKU partners with Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky to address mental health care shortage
- Kentucky organ transplant investigation has ripple effect on local organ procurement organizations
LOUISIANA
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- Hospital eyes possible $50M stadium naming deal
- Closure of Louisiana rural hospitals not assured despite federal cuts, one expert says
- Glenwood Regional Medical Center addresses lawsuit against former Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre
- Is there a registered nurse shortage in Louisiana? Healthcare impacts
- Hospitals can be overwhelming for kids. This New Orleans specialist advocates for them.
- Louisiana Health Premiums Jump 15 Percent as Subsidies End 2026
- Louisiana Upholds Its HIV Exposure Law as Other States Change or Repeal Theirs
- Medicaid changes: Q&A with Jeff Reynolds, Rural Hospital Coalition of Louisiana
- Will deep cuts to Medicaid force rural hospital closures in Louisiana?
MAINE
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- Amid PFAS fallout, Maine residents navigate medical risks
- Central Maine Healthcare faces six class-action lawsuits over data breach incident
- Congress targeted Planned Parenthood for defunding, but also caught a Maine health care provider
- Covenant Health says thousands of Mainers’ personal data was hacked in data breach
- Maine charity care expansion couldn’t come at a worse time, hospitals say
- Maine hospitals concerned about charity care expansion and Medicaid cuts
- Maine joins 20 states in lawsuit against Trump administration’s new ACA rules
- Maine Set to Expand Access to Charity Care in Hospitals Next Year, Intensifying Their Cash Crunch
- Medicaid cuts could cost Maine hospitals $66 million a year, report finds
- In exam rooms, Maine physicians confront health care issues — and misinformation
- Lewiston’s Central Maine Healthcare hit with lawsuits over alleged data breach
- Maine Med faces lawsuit over alleged unlawful discharge of uninsured stroke patient
- MaineGeneral Health files lawsuit against several major health organizations over insulin price inflation
- MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Combats Waterborne Pathogens in Patient Showers
MARYLAND
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- Complaint filed against Johns Hopkins, arguing ‘brazen defiance’ of federal DEI policies
- Hackensack hires CIO from University of Maryland Medical System
- Health system to integrate AI, robots into surgery with $10M gift
- Health system suddenly replaces top leader
- Judge’s unusual acquittal reversed in Maryland doctor’s $15M Medicare fraud case
- Kent Hospital president leaving to lead Greater Baltimore Medical Center
- Nurses at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore plan to strike
- University of Maryland Medical Center taps physician-in-chief
- Maryland Medicaid programs could lose $2.7 billion under new federal law
- Becker’s Names MedStar Southern Maryland a 2025 Great Community Hospital
- Maryland Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Rule Targeting ACA
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Baystate Health taps COO
- Boston doctors launch physician-owned fertility clinic
- GlaxoSmithKline to cut 150 jobs in Cambridge
- Gov. Healey announces new safety measures at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire
- Mass. investigators narrow down potential cause of assisted-living facility fire that killed 10
- Nantucket hospital’s new chair seeks to raise $50M for employee housing
- Nursing home beats back vaccination discrimination suit
- Sarepta Therapeutics lays off 500 after gene therapy setback
- State mental health case worker layoffs averted through agreement with state
- Biogen invests $2B in U.S. manufacturing
- BioNTech lays off dozens in Cambridge as Covid vaccine sales wane
- Boston Medical Center hires 2 leaders, expands 2 roles
- Cambridge lung disease biotech raises $100M, and other life sciences news
- CVS Caremark snags big PBM contract from OptumRx
- Duchenne families in limbo after Elevidys pause
- FDA asks Sarepta to stop shipping gene therapy. Sarepta says no.
- Following executive shakeup, Definitive Healthcare board member resigns
- Health insurance costs to rise 7-12% for many in Mass., regulators block steeper increases
- Immigration policy shifts are already costing health workers their jobs in Massachusetts
- Inside the deal: Waters CEO Udit Batra defends $17.5B merger with BD unit
- Mass. health care leaders want RFK Jr. to expand telehealth
- Massachusetts health insurance premiums to rise next year
- State approves health insurance premium hikes for six insurers, reject two others
- Thermo Fisher CFO to retire after decade, internal successor named
MICHIGAN
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- Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University launch $10M VC fund
- McLaren Central Michigan leader reassures community of commitment
- Michigan individual health plan premiums spike an average of 16.8% for 2026
- The Metro: Michigan health care costs could be on the rise
- 3 rural Michigan hospitals deemed at risk following Trump’s cuts to Medicaid funding
- Medical debt erased for thousands of Michiganders
- Northeast Michigan health department can’t account for nearly $1 million
- Security checks Corewell Health hospital campus in Royal Oak after a bomb threat
MINNESOTA
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- HealthPartners averts 60% of avoidable ED visits for high-need patients
- Minnesota system restructures leadership, creates new C-suite role
- UnitedHealth says it’s cooperating with DOJ Medicare probes
- DiaMedica raises $30M in private placement for DM199 development
- Essentia nurses, advanced practice providers end strike
- Mayo Clinic pioneers catheter-based technique for heart tumor removal
- Mayo Clinic’s expanding hospital at home strategy
- Minnesota and Wisconsin nurses return to work after end of strike
- Pregnant people in Minnesota and nationwide have lost access to hospital birthing care
MISSISSIPPI
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- Black mothers in Mississippi report higher rates of postpartum depression
- Brown University and MCC to launch adolescent health study
- Mississippi Health Alert Confirms 80 Pertussis Cases
- Mississippi’s rate of low birth weight highest in US
- Mississippi restricts kratom sales after pleas from health leaders
- MSDH issues health alert as pertussis cases surge
- North Mississippi Urology in Starkville welcomes new nurse practitioner
- Pop-Up Reproductive Health-Care Clinic Arrives at Jackson Medical Mall Saturday
- UMMC is not leaving Jackson, just expanding in the area
MISSOURI
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- 2 nonprofit behavioral health providers — 1 Springfield-based — plan a merger
- Beacon Mental Health names new CEO
- BJC Health System taps new CFO as longtime Saint Luke’s exec retires
- Centene requests double-digit Obamacare premium increases
- Missouri, KC officials celebrate mental health facility, but hurdles remain
- New Program Aims to Address Rural Health Disparities in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma
- Nostrum Laboratories shuts down, lays off 35 KC workers
- Saint Louis University and WashU sued nearly 1,000 for unpaid medical bills, research finds
- St. Louis-area nonprofits are part of planned $1B behavioral health merger
- St. Louis psychiatrist to pay $501K to settle fraud case
- Successor named for retiring BJC Health System finance chief
- Tutera Senior Living expands regionally while adding 270 local employees
- UHS builds $63M behavioral hospital in Kansas City
- Universal Health Services Tops Off New Mental Health Hospital In Independence, Missouri
- ‘It’s disheartening;’ Reactions to Research Medical Center ending labor and delivery, NICU services
- Report shows high vacancies in medical imaging jobs in Missouri
- SSM Health program helps leaders ‘walk a mile’ in staff’s shoes
MONTANA
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- Montana announces details on proposed Medicaid expansion changes
- Montana Mental Health Center Announces 87,000-Record Data Breach
- State announces new leadership at Montana State Hospital
- Big Sky Medical Center makes list of at-risk rural hospitals, health system assures continued care
- Montana State Hospital CEO resigns after 1 year
- New CEO takes over at the Montana State Hospital
- RiverStone: Suspected measles case emerges from child at Billings camp
NEBRASKA
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- ‘A shame’: Nebraska hospitals call for an end to violence against healthcare workers
- Deals tracker: Nebraska medical center, clinic enter merger talks
- How Children’s Nebraska is Advancing Pediatric Mental Health Through Caring Contacts
- No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough
- St. Francis Emergency named ENAs Top in the State
NEVADA
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- How will ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ impact health care in Nevada?
- Las Vegas nurse practitioner pleads guilty in multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme
- Nevada, other states sue Trump administration over new health insurance rule
- Nevada patients get a jolt of hope with new heartbeat tech
- Nevada starts health care agency amid Medicaid cuts
- New health laws can benefit military families who move to Nevada
- Nevada hospitals brace for impact of Trump’s budget bill
- Partnerships bring more doctors to Nevada to serve veterans
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- After merging, New Hampshire hospital systems move to separate
- Franconia health center shutting down as rural hospitals face increasing pressure
- More than 2,000 in New Hampshire impacted by data breach at St. Joseph Hospital’s parent company
- Canaan health care provider to end services
- Dartmouth Health asks judge to reconsider in fertility doctor’s lawsuit
- HCA taps new CFO for 2 New Hampshire hospitals
- NH is the first state to require doctors to follow patients’ wishes on sterilization
NEW JERSEY
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- Court rules NJ hospitals must maintain charity care
- Dr. Oz visits AtlantiCare, speaks with CEO
- Hackensack hires CIO from University of Maryland Medical System
- Law requiring hospitals to treat patients who can’t afford to pay upheld by N.J. Supreme Court
- Measles Resurgence: NJ Reports Highest Case Numbers in 25 Years Amid Public Health Alert
- New Jersey physician charged for alleged pill mill, fraud scheme
- Officials break ground on $87M maternal and infant health center in Trenton
- One Year After Medical Debt Law, New Jersey Expands Protections for Residents
- Virtua Health to open $25M neuroscience ICU at Camden hospital, part of larger expansion plan
- As CMS Embarks on “Rural Transformation,” a New Jersey Health System Weighs In
- ChristianaCare, Virtua Health Take First Step Toward Merger
- Hackensack Meridian Introduces 24/7 Virtual Care in New Jersey
- New Jersey hospital taps chief nurse
- Partial court win leaves Planned Parenthood scrambling in NJ
- RWJBarnabas Health provides $1.5M to support anti-poverty initiatives in Newark
NEW MEXICO
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- Christus St. Vincent opens $80 million cancer center in Santa Fe, boosting capacity
- Behavioral Health Institute trying to prep for unknown impact of new reform laws
- Democrats say 112,000 New Mexicans could lose health insurance under Trump bill
- Health Care Heroes: Meet this year’s honorees, local innovators who tackle unique medical challenges
- Startup Karoo Health eyes $20M raise, hires new COO amid rapid patient growth
NEW YORK
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- ECMC launches new physician-led affiliate group
- Health care training program enrolls over 1,000 students, aims to fill workforce gaps
- Hudson Headwaters CEO balances dual roles as CEO and family doctor
- Longtime medical group employee pleads guilty to $1.8 million theft
- New York Surgery Center Pays $250K to Settle HIPAA Risk Analysis; Breach Notification Violations
- Northwell buys sprawling Jericho office property for redevelopment
- This Queens native built a $20M health care giant right here
- Mount Sinai Medical Center 1st to roll out Epic’s Spanish-language AI tool
- Mount Sinai study identifies biomarkers for mild Crohn’s disease
- N.Y. bills addressing menopause introduced in the Assembly
- New York children’s hospital taps CEO
- Northwell airs new gun safety PSA
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull taps 2 clinical chiefs
- NYU Langone posts 3.9% operating margin in Q3
NORTH CAROLINA
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- 6 new ASCs in North Carolina
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist unveils $426M critical care tower, named for retiring CEO
- Cone says not clear whether new hospital is to be Duke, or Novant
- German firm to invest $10M in new U.S. headquarters in Morrisville
- Guidelight launches North Carolina-based mental health clinic
- Labcorp to acquire CHS ambulatory lab assets for $195M in ninth deal since Fortrea spinoff
- NC A&T, Novant Health to offer free screenings at community health fairs this weekend
- Next step for UNC Health leader — children’s hospital
- Novant Health opens long-awaited wellness facility in Davidson County
- OrthoCarolina CEO outlines growth strategy following state regulatory changes
- OrthoCarolina CEO Dr. Leo Spector and CAO Bob Raspa share how being a physician-owned practice impacts patient experience
- Pharma giant Biogen to invest $2B in RTP manufacturing facilities
- Report: HCA Healthcare noncompliant in three areas
- Sarepta Therapeutics cuts Durham jobs amid mass layoffs, FDA scrutiny
- The Triad’s three largest health systems compete for multimillion-dollar scanner project
- UNC Health takes full control in Johnston County amid $100M expansion
- Hospital catches fire at North Carolina coast, officials say
- After Hurricane Helene and Amid Increased Need, Free Clinic in Western North Carolina Opens Medical Hub
- Behavioral health urgent care hopes to fill critical need in Robeson County
- Delays, confusion, adaptation mark first two years of NC’s stricter abortion law
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Vatican sign-off awaited in Altru’s acquisition of CommonSpirit hospital
- Medicaid takes center stage at Fedorchak’s first virtual town hall since ‘big beautiful bill’ passage
- ND Department of Health and Human Services seeks public feedback on changes to Medicaid waiver
- North Dakota medical marijuana program adding edibles, making eligibility changes
- Sanford Health Equip to open Dickinson location in 2025
OHIO
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- Bon Secours Mercy Health fills C-suite role to oversee payer relationships
- Cleveland Clinic opens first standalone pediatric center in Rocky River
- Cleveland Clinic Children’s opens first west side pediatric outpatient center
- HealthSource of Ohio expands two facilities in $7M+ project
- Lindner Center of Hope promotes executive to new C-suite role
- Medpace stock soars 53% in trading Tuesday; here’s why
- Memorial Health taps new CFO
- Sarepta Therapeutics cuts 80 jobs in Columbus, jeopardizing incentives
- TriHealth buys Hamilton County property for $2.75M
- Ohio Hospital Association praises senators, won’t say if their vote cost hospitals billions
- Medicaid cuts could have big consequences for rural hospitals
- Declining birth rates may impact Ohio’s economic health in 2026
- Southwest Ohio to lose two health clinics over federal, state budget Medicaid cuts
- Ohio’s 988 Crisis Lifeline fielded nearly 600,000 calls, texts and chats in three years
- Planned Parenthood announces closure of local clinic; 1 other Ohio health center closing
- Dayton-based health care company warning of data breach
- New CEO at the Ohio State James Cancer Hospital
- Ohio Nurses Association speaks out on future of Hillside Rehab Hospital
OKLAHOMA
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- Ascension St. John becomes first Level 1 Trauma Center in northeast Oklahoma
- New Program Aims to Address Rural Health Disparities in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma
- Rural hospital CEO thrives with for-profit approach, nonprofit mindset
- St. Anthony Hospital debuts next gen robotic surgery system
- ‘Comprehensive review’: Slavonic digs into contracts, payments at Oklahoma mental health agency
- Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission to host disability rights forum
- Oklahoma Mercy Hospital leaders brace for Medicaid cuts to mitigate potential service loss
- Two St. John hospitals earn stroke care certifications in northeast Oklahoma
OREGON
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- AG Rayfield sues Trump administration over health insurance rule
- CareOregon lays off 80 employees, eliminates vacant positions
- Inside OHSU’s path to $20M in supply chain savings
- Kaiser Permanente to ‘pause’ gender-affirming surgeries for minors
- Oregon assisted living providers about to face stricter regulatory requirements
- Oregon hospital CEO resigns
- Oregon’s Grande Ronde Hospital braces for potential Medicaid fallout, explores growth options
- Planned Parenthood looks to Oregon lawmakers to backfill lost Medicaid funding
- Oregon Health Authority offering equity grant for community-led organizations
- McKenzie-Willamette hospital weighs options for OB-GYN care
- Oregon caregivers fear looming cuts to Medicaid
- Oregon won’t meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data
- University of Oregon program expands beyond state, addressing child mental health crisis
- Oregon governor signs health care workplace violence prevention bill
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 10 Pittsburgh-area hospitals suffer losses in 2024 while others flourish
- CHOP creates AI agent for Epic
- Crossroads Treatment Centers acquires Pennsylvania practice
- Geisinger layoffs hit insurance division
- Hospital profits in Philadelphia region improve, but nearly half still post losses
- How a Haddonfield dog walk led to a career shift for longtime health system exec
- ICU nurse wins back workers comp after refusing COVID-19 vaccine
- Independence Health System names Kovacik Eicher as associate chief medical officer for Westmoreland hospitals
- Kamin family donates $65M to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
- Main Line Health’s new CEO is focused on health equity
- Philadelphia biotech firm emerges from stealth with $216M, Spark co-founder Jeff Marrazzo as chair
- Physician group to pay $790K to settle fraud allegations
- Proposal to create $200M hospital reopening fund removed from Pennsylvania budget
- SEIU Healthcare PA workers ratify contracts with 27 nursing homes
- UHS builds $63M behavioral hospital in Kansas City
- UPMC-GoHealth launches 81 urgent care centers, 33 in Pittsburgh area
- UPMC secures $65M gift for new tower
- Why the Kamin family donated $65 million to UPMC Presbyterian
- Wills Eye Hospital names new CEO
- Avantor and Globus Medical appoint new CEOs
- ‘Impostor nurse’ used 20 aliases and worked at medical facilities in several states, police say
- Pennsylvania anesthesiologist to retire after 45 years of service
- Pennsylvania hospital taps CEO
- Why Penn Medicine prioritized mobile mammography
RHODE ISLAND
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- Brown Health, nurses union sign new three-year contract
- Brown University Health weighs ‘difficult decisions’
- Brown Health considers closing more facilities. Why it’s being called ‘catastrophic’
- CVS Caremark snags big PBM contract from OptumRx
- DA blames ‘miscommunication’ for incorrectly reporting 10th fatality in Gabriel House fire
- Federal Budget Leaves a Big, Beautiful Question Mark Over Rhode Island
- Five Questions With: Carolyn Belisle
- Have you been impacted by UHC’s Medicare Advantage change with Brown Health? Here’s what to know.
- Health care workers union ratifies new contract with RI Hospital
- HopeHealth CEO on Hospice, Palliative Care, and the Future of Serious Illness Support in Rhode Island
- Kent Hospital president leaving to lead Greater Baltimore Medical Center
- Neighborhood Health Plan names new chair, adds 2 board members
- Nurses at Rhode Island and Hasbro Hospitals strike 3-year deal after months of negotiations
- PBN recognizes 40 Under Forty honorees
- Rep. Fiola honored with Southcoast Health Hero for Health Award
- R.I. joins list of states partnering with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to expand access to gene therapies
- Union votes to ratify new contract with Rhode Island Hospital
- Women & Infants announces more layoffs amid conflict with union
- Women & Infants files unfair labor practice claim against union
- Women & Infants workers drum up support for their Butler colleagues as strike continues
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Assisted living facility ordered to close after residents found locked inside
- Crossroads Treatment Centers acquires Pennsylvania practice
- Former CEO agrees to $27.5M settlement in Medicaid fraud case
- MUSC Health opens Camden center for women’s care
- New Lowcountry VA clinic set to address mental health and pain care
- Prisma Health plans $350M expansion in Greer
- Prisma Health to begin $350M expansion of Greer Memorial Hospital
- Prisma Health Appoints Anthony Jackson as Senior Vice President of Service Lines and Chief Community Officer
- South Carolina shuts down Southwinds Assisted Living after multiple violations
- VA breaks ground on clinic at Joint Base Charleston
- Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms
- Nursing a new future: University of SC opening path for nurses with disabilities
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Sanford CEO named AHA chair-elect designate
- South Dakota surgery center adds da Vinci 5 robotic system
- Leap year argument falls short with South Dakota Supreme Court over hysterectomy suit
- Medicaid cuts in federal budget could hit rural health hard in SD
- Rhoden announces new Avera women’s residential treatment program in Yankton
- Sanford Health named to Becker’s 150 top places to work
- Sanford’s Gassen named chair-elect of American Hospital Association board
- South Dakota surgery center adds da Vinci 5 robotic system
TENNESSEE
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- 40 Under 40: Robyn Morrissey, Ascension Saint Thomas
- A look at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s financials over recent years
- Ascension Saint Thomas Approved to Build New Full-Service Hospital in Clarksville
- Centerstone merger projected to create $1 billion company
- CHS to sell lab assets in 13 states for $195M
- Clarksville’s Healthcare Future in the Balance: Ascension Saint Thomas Calls for Community Support Ahead of Key State Hearing
- Closing arguments underway in a Clarksville health care battle
- Commission approves two new hospitals for Clarksville: Saint Thomas in Sango and TriStar in North Clarksville
- Community Health Systems CEO Tim Hingtgen announces retirement
- Community Health Systems Q2 operating income surges ahead of CEO exit
- Community Health Systems to Sell Ambulatory Lab Services to Labcorp for $195 Million in Multi-State Deal
- Curtis Johnson, Jim Durrett on what led to proposed TriStar Clarksville Hospital
- Encompass Health announces plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Cleveland, Tennessee
- HCA Healthcare group to file CON for freestanding ER
- HCA Tristar, Ascension approved to build hospitals following heated debate
- Hospitals line up transportation to Nashville meeting, Tennova listed on agenda as ‘opposition’
- Longevity Health uses AI to analyze the heart
- Nashville-based mental health system merges to form largest US behavioral health firm
- Tennessee health system mulls sale as pressures mount
- Tennessee Oncology opens new flagship
- Tennessee physician accused of fraud
- Tivity Health names new CEO, taps former Aetna executive for board
- Two hospital systems seek approval for new Clarksville medical facilities
- Encompass Health announces plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Cleveland, Tennessee
- These 9 rural Tennessee hospitals are listed as ‘at-risk’ with Trump’s budget bill
TEXAS
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- Baylor Genetics CEO projects hiring growth, reflects on benefits of academic joint ventures
- Baylor Scott & White opens new hospital
- Bankrupt Steward sues former CEO over alleged financial mismanagement
- How Tenet adapted to growing denial pressure
- Joint venture completes new East SA hospital
- Major medical addition planned for booming town minutes from San Antonio
- Memorial Hermann exec heads to CommonSpirit
- Modi Ventures raises $88M fund as founder eyes convergence of 3 big technologies
- New 40,000-square-foot campus planned near Boerne
- Safety-net health providers in Houston brace for impact of ‘big beautiful bill’
- ‘Significant uncertainty’ remains after budget bill passage, Tenet CEO says
- Tenet sees ‘robust pipeline’ for ambulatory M&A opportunities
- Texas Enacts Law Governing Security and Storage of Electronic Health Records
- Texas Medical Center taking over Johnson & Johnson’s JLabs space, launching Innovation Labs @ TMC
- Turner JV tops out $550M Texas hospital
- USPI’s revenue jumps 11% to $1.3B in Q2
- Woodside Health Buys 126,059 SF Medical Office Building in Bryan, Texas
- HCA Texas hospital names new CFO
- Steward Health Care claims former executives’ “greed and bad faith misconduct” led to hospitals chain’s bankruptcy
- Tenet raises 2025 outlook after ‘strong’ Q2
- Terrell State Hospital Replacement Project Set to Transform Mental Health Care in Texas
- Texas cardiac center performs nation’s 1st implant of leadless CRT device
- Texas Health expands SANE program
- Texas hospitals, clinics spared the worst of GOP Medicaid cuts. An expected rise in the uninsured rate could change that.
- What the ‘big, beautiful bill’ means for health coverage, hospitals and Medicaid in Texas
UTAH
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- Cox calls for mental health care expansion on Utah State Hospital’s 140th anniversary
- ‘Freaking awesome’: Utah leaders celebrate new therapy building for adults with disabilities
- New facility offers urgent mental health support as Utah’s youth face increasing crises
- Nursing shortage continues to grow in US and in Utah, echoing the doctor shortage
- Utah opening mental health crisis center for kids, teens
- Utah State Hospital at 140: How treating mental illness has changed
- West Nile virus found in another Utah county — earlier than ever before
- Intermountain offers new group-based prenatal care option
- Southern Utah doctor honored for work supporting survivors of sexual assault
- Waystar to Acquire Iodine Software, Accelerating the AI-Powered Transformation of Healthcare Payments
VERMONT
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- Nursing home operator with troubled Vermont facilities files for bankruptcy
- UVM Health Network CFO named one of the best in the country
- Vermont hospital chief ‘power grab’
- A new opioid treatment hub opens in Bennington
- Saint Michael’s College receives $240,736 grant to launch EMS program
- UVM researcher worries about the consequences if gender-affirming care is banned
VIRGINIA
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- 2 UVA Health execs to depart this year
- AstraZeneca picks Virginia for multibillion-dollar manufacturing site
- Bon Secours Health System Begins Construction On New MOB In Midlothian, Virginia
- Virginia hospitals could lose up to $26B due to federal Medicaid cuts
- Virginia lawmakers, health officials brace for Medicaid changes
- CAN Community Health expands access to care in Virginia with new clinic
- Medicaid cuts ‘going to hit rural Virginia hard,’ Sen. Kaine says
- Deciphering shift in Virginia Health Programs
WASHINGTON
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- Chicago healthcare REIT buys senior living facility near Seattle
- Fred Hutch to rename clinic buildings after getting large donation boost
- Lourdes Health names new CEO
- Pullman Regional’s CFO to retire
- ‘Perfect storm’ coming for WA amid federal health-care cuts, authorities warn
- Washington sues over new regulations to health care exchange
- Washington state joins another multi-state lawsuit, focusing on health coverage rule
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Mon Health CEO David Goldberg joins SOS Kris Warner for ‘Just Three Questions’
- Raleigh General Hospital’s new CEO returns home
- Raleigh General Hospital acknowledged for dedication to stroke care
- West Virginia Supreme Court to decide fate of proposed new Lewis County hospital in fall term
- WVU Medicine Plastic Surgery opens new office in Shepherdstown
- WVU Medicine names COO for 2 hospitals
- Marshall Health Network CFO to retire after 40 years; new finance role added
WISCONSIN
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- BJC taps CFO from Froedtert ThedaCare
- Marshfield Clinic moving Urgent Care services in Eau Claire
- Marshfield Clinic: Oakwood Center urgent care opens Aug. 18
- Mercyhealth workers rally to mark start of 3rd week on strike
- OIG Finds Wisconsin Improperly Paid $18.5M for ABA Services
- Rogers Behavioral Health plans new residential facilities
- SSM Health breaks ground on Wisconsin outpatient center
- SSM Monroe’s Schiess Honored with Rural Health Ambassador Award
- SSM Health donates $5K to boost youth wellness in Waupun
- Uncertainty around federal funding for overdose prevention worries some Wisconsin communities
- Wisconsin, 20 other states sue to stop Trump administration’s restriction of some safety net programs
- Alexian Village Milwaukee retirement community to change hands
- Priority Health expands into Wisconsin through partner
- Man receiving care at North Central Health Care crisis stabilization facility, kills self inside facility
- Minnesota and Wisconsin nurses return to work after end of strike
- Trump’s changes to Medicaid, Obamacare cause uncertainty in Wisconsin health care
- Wisconsin researchers modify immune system to accept kidney transplant
WYOMING
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- Banner Wyoming Medical Center named to Becker’s top 100 great community hospitals for 2025
- St. John’s Health doctors using AI scribe for efficiency
- Third Wyoming Measles case confirmed in unvaccinated adult
- Banner Wyoming Medical Center report sparks healthcare debate at commissioners’ meeting
- Cheyenne man faces felony count for Behavioral Health Services damage
- Cheyenne tech company helps create AI early detection tool for cognitive decline
- Wyoming Medical Center invests $20M in renovations to enhance patient experience
