117 articles by Susanna Vogel

• Providence, struggling to rebound, posts more losses in Q3

  Nov. 30, 2023

• Highmark Health’s insurance business boosts earnings

  Nov. 29, 2023

• Global medical costs to dip in 2024 — but respite may not last long, research finds

  Nov. 29, 2023

• Majority of Medicaid enrollees satisfied with plans, despite flaws, survey finds

  Nov. 29, 2023

• Cleveland Clinic, Canon to establish medical imaging research center

  Nov. 28, 2023

• Advocate Health slows growth in Q3

  Nov. 27, 2023

• Intermountain Health financials are in the black, but down from 2022

  Nov. 22, 2023

• Mount Sinai Health System names new CEO

  Nov. 22, 2023

• PeaceHealth will pay up to $13.4M to settle charity care probe

  Nov. 21, 2023

• Where are all the nurses? Hospitals, advocates disagree on crisis

  Nov. 21, 2023

• Mass General Brigham sued after hundreds potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis

  Nov. 20, 2023

• Mayo Clinic posts $4.5B in operating revenue for Q3

  Nov. 17, 2023

• CommonSpirit kicks off 2024 fiscal year with $738M loss

  Nov. 16, 2023

• Biden administration finalizes rule requiring nursing homes disclose ownership

  Nov. 15, 2023

• New AMA policies focus on GLP-1 coverage, resisting corporate medicine

  Nov. 14, 2023

• Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies, report finds

  Nov. 13, 2023

• Mass General Brigham offers buyouts to workers in its digital unit

  Nov. 13, 2023

• HCA outlines plans to expand market share by 2030

  Nov. 10, 2023

• Nonprofit hospitals upgraded to ‘stable’ outlook: Moody’s

  Nov. 9, 2023

• For-profit hospital operators strained by physician fees, payer relations in Q3

  Nov. 9, 2023

• Kaiser Permanente’s investment, operating income rebounded in Q3

  Nov. 7, 2023

• Research flags ‘concerning’ employment losses at nursing homes amid Biden administration staffing push

  Nov. 6, 2023

• Minnesota law kicks in requiring hospitals to bolster charity care checks prior to debt collections

  Nov. 3, 2023

• AHA, hospitals sue Biden administration to stop restrictions on website tracking tech

  Nov. 3, 2023

• North Carolina AG threatens lawsuit against HCA

  Nov. 2, 2023

• Physicians spend more time after hours on EHR tasks post-COVID, report finds

  Nov. 2, 2023

• HHS announces first ransomware settlement

  Nov. 1, 2023

• Tracking healthcare data breaches

  Oct. 31, 2023

• Tenet Healthcare beats expectations on growth in ambulatory and acute services

  Oct. 31, 2023

• Insurer prices vary widely by U.S. region, study finds

  Oct. 30, 2023

• Again in the red, Community Health Systems logs $91M net loss in Q3

  Oct. 26, 2023

• UHS beats Wall Street expectations on rising patient volumes

  Oct. 26, 2023

• Calling healthcare burnout a crisis is an ‘understatement,’ CDC says

  Oct. 25, 2023

• Prospect Medical Holdings clear to seek buyer for Crozer Health

  Oct. 24, 2023

• HCA misses Q3 expectations on costs from staffing firm Valesco

  Oct. 24, 2023

• Physician turnover more complex than just burnout, study finds

  Oct. 20, 2023

• Senators urge CMS to withhold staffing mandate, citing negative impact on veteran care

  Oct. 19, 2023

• Washington hospitals sue state over expanded interpretation of a charity care law

  Oct. 19, 2023

• Atrium Health ends policy of suing patients for unpaid medical debt

  Oct. 17, 2023

• Healthcare worker exodus continued through 2022, new data shows

  Oct. 17, 2023

• California sets $25 per hour minimum wage for healthcare workers

  Oct. 16, 2023

• Kaiser workers ratify new contract, ending prolonged labor conflict

  Oct. 13, 2023

• UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services call off cross-market merger

  Oct. 13, 2023

• Ascension faces negative outlooks following weak earnings

  Oct. 10, 2023

• Kaiser and unions reach ‘tentative agreement’ after historic strike

  Oct. 9, 2023

• Novant Health cuts 160 jobs, citing a ‘challenging healthcare environment’

  Oct. 6, 2023

• Physician burnout rate doubled between 2019 and 2021, study finds

  Oct. 6, 2023

• ‘Labordemic’ to continue for nonprofit hospitals into next year, report finds

  Oct. 4, 2023

• 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers begin strike as negotiations continue

  Oct. 4, 2023

• Trinity Health expenses surpassed operating revenue in fiscal year 2023

  Oct. 3, 2023

• Inside Kaiser Permanente’s labor relations breakdown

  Sept. 29, 2023

• Judge greenlights LCMC Health’s $150M hospital buy

  Sept. 28, 2023

• Ohio lawmakers propose minimum nurse-to-patient ratios

  Sept. 27, 2023

• CommonSpirit lays off 2K, reports $1.4B operating loss

  Sept. 25, 2023

• Kaiser unions issue unfair labor practice strike notice as bargaining further breaks down

  Sept. 22, 2023

• Federal agencies propose increase to No Surprises Act administrative fees

  Sept. 22, 2023

• Nearly 80,000 Kaiser workers authorize potential strike as final bargaining session begins

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Frustration over surprise billing implementation builds in House hearing

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Over 80% of nursing homes currently fall short of proposed CMS staffing thresholds

  Sept. 19, 2023

• Ascension posts $2.7B net loss in fiscal year 2023, driven by rising expenses

  Sept. 18, 2023

• 65,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike

  Sept. 15, 2023

• Inflationary labor pressures for nonprofits show signs of easing

  Sept. 14, 2023

• Lawmakers introduce bipartisan legislation addressing workplace violence in hospitals — again

  Sept. 13, 2023

• ‘It is time to settle the strike’: RWJUH nurse work stoppage hits 40th day

  Sept. 13, 2023

• Kaiser Permanente to pay $49M after investigators found syringes, medical records in trash

  Sept. 11, 2023

• Sanford Health shakes up C-suite

  Sept. 8, 2023

• Unionized nursing homes more likely to report workplace injuries and accidents

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Intermountain’s operating income fell 35% in H1 as system battles rising expenses

  Sept. 6, 2023

• Patients ‘steered’ toward health systems, more costly treatment after vertical consolidation, study finds

  Sept. 5, 2023

• Biden administration proposes landmark nursing home staffing minimums

  Sept. 1, 2023

• Prisma Health files suit against UnitedHealthcare, alleging ‘bad faith’ contract negotiation tactics

  Aug. 31, 2023

• Advocate Health in black in first H1 as combined system

  Aug. 30, 2023

• Providence posted $202M operating loss in Q2 as it deploys recovery programs

  Aug. 29, 2023

• More than 80% of healthcare executives say recruiting talent is a top business risk, report finds

  Aug. 28, 2023

• Mental health service utilization and spending increased during the pandemic, study finds

  Aug. 28, 2023

• KFF report explores cost, antitrust implications for cross-market hospital mergers

  Aug. 25, 2023

• CMS threatens to cut hospices from Medicare if they can’t prove legitimacy

  Aug. 24, 2023

• Pandemic relief funds bolstered operating margins at vulnerable hospitals, Health Affairs finds

  Aug. 23, 2023

• Scale of healthcare cyber attacks increase as criminals change tactics, report finds

  Aug. 22, 2023

• Minnesota AG launches investigation into Allina Health’s billing practices

  Aug. 21, 2023

• Mayo Clinic’s profit continued to rebound in the second quarter after 2022 struggles

  Aug. 18, 2023

• The Joint Commission acquires National Quality Forum

  Aug. 17, 2023

• Physicians used social media to spread COVID misinformation to thousands, report finds

  Aug. 16, 2023

• Mass General Brigham posts positive operating margin in Q3 after high 2022 losses

  Aug. 15, 2023

• Demand for nurse practitioners exceeded other specialty providers, report finds

  Aug. 14, 2023

• HHS pledges more than $100M to grow nursing workforce

  Aug. 10, 2023

• For-profit hospitals beat Q2 expectations on rising admissions, expense improvements

  Aug. 10, 2023

• Hospital CEO turnover remained low in 2022, but recent data suggests uptick

  Aug. 9, 2023

• Kaiser Permanente in the black for second quarter, after loss in 2022

  Aug. 7, 2023

• Top paying specialties less likely to recruit women and underrepresented groups, study finds

  Aug. 4, 2023

• Centura fold finalized; CommonSpirit and AdventHealth divvy up hospital portfolio

  Aug. 3, 2023

• CHS announces new strategic initiatives to get back in black

  Aug. 3, 2023

• U.S reaches record low uninsured rate just prior to Medicaid redeterminations

  Aug. 3, 2023

• UnitedHealth unit sued by Labor Department over systematic claims denials

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Hospital mergers led to diminished quality of care, Elevance study finds

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Tenet posts $123M profit on strong surgical demand, lower contract labor costs

  Aug. 1, 2023

• Sanford-Fairview merger dead, following significant stakeholder pressures

  July 28, 2023

• HCA raises full-year outlook on strengthening admissions

  July 27, 2023

• UHS beat Wall Street estimates for Q2 earnings on ‘high demand’ at acute care hospitals

  July 26, 2023

• This year will not bring ‘full rebound’ for nonprofit hospitals

  July 25, 2023

• Primary care providers say field is ‘crumbling’

  July 20, 2023

• COVID relief funds helped some hospitals soar to ‘all-time high’ operating margins

  July 19, 2023

• M&A transactions heat up to pre-pandemic levels, Kaufman Hall finds

  July 14, 2023

• Share of physicians working in private practice continues to dip

  July 13, 2023

• Length of provider notes on the rise, despite efforts to temper documentation burden

  July 11, 2023

• Patients continue to utilize telehealth for mental healthcare: Fair Health

  July 6, 2023

• Patients report acceptance of AI in healthcare, but don’t prefer it

  July 5, 2023

• DOJ charges dozens in multiple states for $2.5 billion healthcare fraud

  June 29, 2023

• State legislatures around US grapple with how to handle nursing shortages

  June 28, 2023

• Hospital operating margins positive for third consecutive month: Kaufman Hall

  June 28, 2023

• AHA ramps up criticism of site-neutral legislation

  June 27, 2023

• New York to approve staffing requirement in critical care units

  June 15, 2023

• New York becomes 35th state to extend Medicaid, CHIP postpartum coverage

  June 14, 2023

• Expanded federal safety net during COVID led to improved health access for adults, report finds

  June 13, 2023

• Wage growth at nonprofit hospitals falls below 2022 highs, but remains elevated

  June 12, 2023

• SCOTUS rulings on COVID-19, guns, abortion will lead to increase in preventable deaths, JAMA Network Open finds

  June 12, 2023

• Patients of color disproportionately suffer adverse health events, regardless of hospital safety ratings

  June 7, 2023