Trump seeks to ban federal funding for youth gender-affirming care

Over half of U.S. states currently have laws banning or reducing access to gender-affirming care like puberty blockers for minors. Under the new directive, even more providers could stop offering treatments.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 30, 2025

RFK Jr. signals willingness to restrict abortion, despite prior stance

At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Democratic and Republican senators sought to tie Kennedy down on how he’d approach the issue as health secretary, if confirmed.

By Emily Olsen , Sydney Halleman , Delilah Alvarado • Updated Jan. 30, 2025

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Surprise Billing

Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.

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Healthcare’s outlook in 2025: New administration spells uncertainty, but hope remains

Although experts predict payers, providers and health technology companies will grapple with uncertainty in a second Trump administration, some hope that yearslong headwinds could begin reversing course in 2025.

By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 29, 2025

Site-neutrality: A solution in search of a problem

Site-neutral payment policy is a distraction from the underlying causes of high healthcare costs and places providers at risk, argues Ascension’s chief health outcomes officer.

By Richard Fogel • Jan. 29, 2025

Main Line Health threatens to go out of network with Cigna over contract dispute

Main Line Health says Cigna hasn't updated its reimbursement rate since 2016. Cigna says it is negotiating in good faith to find a solution that keeps healthcare affordable for patients.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 29, 2025

Lawmakers report states shut out of Medicaid payment portals following Trump funding freeze

Other payment systems also appear to be offline, suggesting a broader shutdown of federal portals related to grants and funding.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Updated Jan. 28, 2025

Healthcare bankruptcies declined in 2024: report

Still, bankruptcy filings remained elevated, with the sector reaching the second-highest amount in the past six years, according to healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 28, 2025

Providence restructures its executive team — again

The Washington-based health system is launching an Office of Transformation to oversee the deployment of technology, including artificial intelligence, across the organization.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2025

HCA closes 2024 strong despite lingering hurricane impacts

However, this year looks volatile, as the future of Medicaid state supplemental payment programs is uncertain and the threat of tariffs hang overhead.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2025

Jefferson, Lehigh Valley Health to lay off 271 workers

The layoffs come five months after the hospital operators merged, creating a 32-hospital system.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 23, 2025

Americans mixed on potential Trump healthcare priorities: KFF poll

About half of respondents said the nation should spend more on Medicaid and Medicare — a potential challenge for the Trump administration looking to cut costs.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 22, 2025

Providers to target efficiency, supply chain resilience in 2025

Health systems will work to expand their supply chains and ink nontraditional partnerships in 2025, while trimming excessive AI programs and nonclinical staff.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 22, 2025

Hospitals no longer protected from immigration raids

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security lifted the practice of avoiding immigration enforcement at hospitals. Some advocates say the new policy could deter immigrants from seeking medical care.

By Kara Arundel , Sydney Halleman • Jan. 21, 2025

The invisible edge: an introduction to AI-enabled data migration

AI transforms medical data migration: faster, smarter and ready for the future of healthcare.

By Dave Wilson • Jan. 21, 2025

Divestitures and distressed deals defined hospital M&A in 2024: report

Last year was a record year for health system divestitures, and Kaufman Hall expects to see more in 2025.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 17, 2025

Private equity poses ‘new and unique risks’ to healthcare, federal agencies warn

A new report from the Biden administration calls for increased transparency in healthcare transactions to better monitor the growing influence of private equity on care delivery.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 16, 2025

Mayo Clinic expands AI documentation partnership with Abridge

The notetaking assistant will first be available to about 2,000 clinicians serving one million patients.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 15, 2025

Hospital evaluation of AI predictive tools for bias is inconsistent, study finds

Hospitals with more financial resources and technical expertise were more likely to locally test their models, suggesting a potential digital divide that could impact patient care.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 14, 2025

Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy

Prospect is the second large health system with a history of private equity ownership to declare bankruptcy in the past year.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 13, 2025

After Steward crisis, new Massachusetts law aims to strengthen oversight of hospitals

The law aims to close loopholes that officials say Steward Health Care exploited to keep regulators in the dark about its finances leading up to its bankruptcy.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 10, 2025

Private equity firms got rich while shirking obligations to hospitals, Senate report finds

The year-long inquiry into hospitals managed by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners comes amid growing calls for increased oversight of private equity in healthcare.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 9, 2025

Ardent Health acquires 18 urgent care clinics

The health system plans to purchase additional urgent care centers in 2025.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 7, 2025

Marshfield Clinic Health System joins Sanford Health

The combined system stretches across seven states and includes 56 hospitals.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 6, 2025

States curb CON laws to boost bed capacity

The COVID-19 pandemic and population growth have led many states to scale back or eliminate Certificate of Need laws, which require providers to get regulatory approval before expanding or adding healthcare facilities.

By Michael Brady • Jan. 3, 2025

7 bold policies to reshape rural healthcare

The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians argues for policies to incentivize growth in the rural primary care workforce.

By R. Shawn Martin • Dec. 20, 2024