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    Healthcare job growth decelerated in July

    The sector added 22,000 jobs in July, well below the past year's monthly average. Still, healthcare buoyed what was otherwise a weaker-than-expected report for the economy overall.

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    Sponsored by Elevance Health

    The next challenge for AI in healthcare isn’t adoption. It’s connection.

    Healthcare organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation and focusing on operational value.

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    Tracking healthcare data breaches

    The data of 15 million people could have been compromised after hackers broke into the network of a benefits administrator this spring. It's the largest breach reported to federal regulators this year to date.

    Updated Aug. 10, 2026
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    Insurers want to hike small businesses’ premiums by 14% next year: KFF

    It’s becoming harder for small employers to offer insurance coverage, and another year of double-digit premium increases won’t help. Insurers say their hands are tied.

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    Experts say healthcare faces cybersecurity crisis: ‘These are patient safety issues’

    Regulatory failures, funding constraints and industry consolidation have created serious hacking risks.

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    HHS moves to decertify organ procurement group over patient safety failures

    The decertification of Network for Hope could disrupt organ donation in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.

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    Q&A

    When does it make sense to build software instead of buy? One health system’s answer.

    NYU Langone Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute built an oncology decision support tool to guide clinicians through treatment. Now, the institutions are commercializing the product so other health systems can use it too.

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    Tufts Medicine CEO, CFO step down amid financial struggles

    Chief Executive Mike Dandorph will remain in the position through the end of September, after which he will be replaced by COO Phil Okala.

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    Hinge Health expands into gastrointestinal care with $105M acquisition

    Hinge is purchasing Cylinder Health in a “logical extension” of the San Francisco-based company’s business, one analyst commented.

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    FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine

    The clearance paves the way for the first preventive flu shot based on mRNA technology and completes a dramatic regulatory turnaround.

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    CVS triples net income thanks to booming health plan profitability

    “There’s not much more to say for CVS’ 2Q other than... wow,” one analyst commented. CVS also announced a new GLP-1 deal with Eli Lilly.

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    Complete Health to pay $14M to settle Medicare Advantage fraud allegations

    The value-based primary care provider submitted false diagnosis codes to the CMS for three years, inflating its reimbursement by millions of dollars, according to the DOJ.

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    10 AnMed facilities remain closed a week after cyberattack

    AnMed is still operating in a limited capacity as the nonprofit health system recovers from a cyberattack. Prolonged recovery times have become a problem in the industry, one expert said.

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    Opinion

    The unexpected upsides of vaccines

    The COVID-19 pandemic heightened vaccine skepticism. Six years later, CVS’ chief medical officer talks about building trust with patients — and the surprising benefits of many vaccines.

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    DeepHealth gets FDA nod for AI tool that reads ultrasounds, creates reports

    DeepHealth’s tool automates lesion detection, characterization and reporting from breast ultrasound scans.

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    Sentara moves to end Anthem contracts in Virginia

    Nearly 380,000 patients could go out of network with the health system if the commercial, Medicare and Medicaid contracts lapse.

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    Hospitals feel the pinch as more patients lose insurance

    Half a year after enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expired, hospitals say more patients are going uninsured. That’s starting to drag their finances.

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    HCA nabs 40 urgent care clinics in Texas acquisition

    The hospital juggernaut is adding Texas MedClinic’s locations to its nationwide portfolio of urgent care clinics amid rising consumer demand for fast and convenient medical attention.

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    Hackensack Meridian Health first to earn Joint Commission’s responsible health AI certification

    Private consortiums have been attempting to put guardrails around the use of AI as federal regulations lag. HMH has been refining its AI governance structure for years, its medical informatics chief said.

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    Medicare finalizes 2.3% hospital inpatient pay raise for 2027

    Regulators also finalized the first nationwide, mandatory payment model to reduce the cost of joint replacements starting in 2028. Hospitals said the pay raise was inadequate, and chafed at the mandatory nature of the new model.

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    Trump administration tries again to institute rebates in 340B

    The Trump administration is again pushing to include rebates in the drug discount program after a failed attempt earlier this year. Hospitals railed against the announcement, saying it would burden already strapped providers.

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    Judge rejects states’ bid to pause Medicaid work requirements

    A federal judge last week said he wasn’t convinced that regulation detailing work requirements would cause irreparable harm to states. Still, the court will continue to hear the case.

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    Siemens Healthineers, Cleveland Clinic form 10-year alliance

    The deal to provide a range of imaging and therapeutic technologies to Cleveland Clinic extends the partners’ longtime relationship and follows a recent 10-year pact between Siemens Healthineers and Mayo Clinic.

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    Cigna’s profits jump thanks to employer-sponsored plans

    Cigna increased its 2026 earnings outlook following the second quarter, unbothered by inflated costs for surprise billing dispute resolutions reported by its peer UnitedHealth.

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    Risant Health’s first CEO to step down

    Dr. Jaewon Ryu said he was leaving to spend more time with his family. Risant is bringing Dale Maxwell, a former hospital executive, out of retirement to serve as interim leader while it searches for a new CEO.

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    FTC sues Hims & Hers over alleged privacy violations, deceptive billing practices

    Regulators say the telehealth company illegally shared patients’ health data with advertisers and misled its customers. Hims & Hers hit back, calling the claims “baseless.”