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CMS sets standards for electronic transfer of claims documentation
The rule standardizes the electronic exchange of medical records and other documents requested by payers to support claims. It should cut out outdated methods like faxes and snail mail, the CMS said.
By Emily Olsen • March 23, 2026 -
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Hospitals’ financial performance off to a shaky start in 2026: report
Rising bad debt and expenses challenged hospitals in January — and those pressures aren’t likely to abate, according to consultancy Kaufman Hall.
By Emily Olsen • March 20, 2026 -
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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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Providence considering sale of health plan
The Catholic nonprofit continues to search for new ways to cut costs, including a potential sale of Providence Health Plan, the company disclosed Thursday.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 20, 2026 -
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Provider consolidation slammed in latest House affordability hearing
The head of the American Hospital Association attempted to defend consolidation. Members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee were unmoved.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 19, 2026 -
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Sutter, Allina Health to form $26B nonprofit system
The acquisition, announced Tuesday, would expand Sutter outside its home state of California and into the Midwest. The nonprofits expect the deal to close by the end of the year.
By Sydney Halleman • March 18, 2026 -
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Deep Dive // HIMSS26Balancing AI innovation and risk: 5 takeaways from HIMSS26
The healthcare sector will increasingly adopt autonomous agents this year, but it’ll have to consider how to adapt governance structures and manage cybersecurity risks as AI evolves, experts said in Las Vegas last week.
By Emily Olsen and Jill Hughes • March 16, 2026 -
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Vanderbilt Health CEO to retire at the end of the year
The Nashville, Tennessee-based academic health system said its board of directors will begin a national search for its next president and CEO.
By Sydney Halleman • March 13, 2026 -
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HIMSS26Safety-net providers tackle AI adoption as Medicaid cuts loom
Artificial intelligence tools could help safety-net organizations close gaps created by massive cuts to Medicaid signed into law last year, experts said at the HIMSS conference.
By Emily Olsen • March 12, 2026 -
Providence CFO to step down
Greg Hoffman will retire in June after almost a decade at the nonprofit Catholic health system. His retirement comes as Providence attempts to execute a financial turnaround plan.
By Sydney Halleman • March 11, 2026 -
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Leapfrog must remove safety grades from 5 Tenet-owned hospitals, judge says
Poor grades assigned by the nonprofit watchdog to the Tenet hospitals in Florida were based on methodology that “has no scientific basis” and “misrepresents hospital safety,” a federal judge ruled.
By Sydney Halleman • March 10, 2026 -
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CHS closes Arkansas hospital sale for $110M
Missouri-based Freeman Health System’s acquisition of the facilities marks the nonprofit’s expansion into Arkansas.
By Sydney Halleman • Updated June 2, 2026 -
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UHS to acquire Talkspace for $835M as hospital operator pursues behavioral health growth
Shortages of behavioral healthcare providers have been a bottleneck to UHS’ growth. Monday’s acquisition of Talkspace for $5.25 a share should help the for-profit hospital giant get around that.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 9, 2026 -
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Mayo Clinic rides admissions gains to higher net revenue in 2025
The Rochester, Minnesota-based nonprofit health system said increases in outpatient, hospital and surgical volumes boosted revenue for the year.
By Sydney Halleman • March 6, 2026 -
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Hospitals urge regulators to halt drugmakers’ expanded 340B data policies
The American Hospital Association argues new policies from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk requiring providers to submit more claims data on dispensed 340B drugs is onerous and unlawful.
By Emily Olsen • March 5, 2026 -
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Mount Sinai, Anthem fail to reach new contract
The New York hospital giant is now out of network with plans offered by the Elevance subsidiary after the two failed to agree on terms.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 4, 2026 -
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UHS eyes rising admissions targets this year despite headwinds
The for-profit hospital operator said on a call with investors that it hopes its behavioral health facilities will hit a long-term goal of 2% to 3% growth in adjusted patient days.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 27, 2026 -
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GE HealthCare forms 10-year imaging alliance with UCSF Health
The partnership covers the implementation of remote scanning and workforce development.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 27, 2026 -
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Kaiser Permanente workers end monthlong strike in California, Hawaii
The workers’ union said “significant movement” at the bargaining table led to the end of the strike. But according to Kaiser, union leadership accepted the wage increase that the health system already offered in October.
By Emily Olsen • Updated Feb. 24, 2026 -
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Justice Department sues OhioHealth over alleged anticompetitive insurer contracts
The DOJ filed a lawsuit last week accusing OhioHealth of leveraging its market power to force insurers to include its providers in their networks.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 23, 2026 -
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University of Mississippi Medical Center reopens clinics after ransomware attack
The academic medical center’s clinics can once again access patient records and are resuming normal operations more than a week after the attack.
By Emily Olsen • Updated March 2, 2026 -
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CHS could slow pace of divestitures as it makes progress paying debt
Executives on an earnings call said CHS would be less “programmatic” about divestitures moving forward. The hospital operator has divested 35% of its hospital portfolio since 2019.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 20, 2026 -
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Prime Healthcare Foundation acquires Maine health system
Nonprofit Prime Foundation, an affiliate of for-profit hospital operator Prime Healthcare, now owns 21 hospitals across eight states.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 18, 2026 -
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Federal judge strikes down FTC rule expanding premerger reporting requirements
The regulation required firms to provide more details ahead of mergers, likely chilling dealmaking. The Federal Trade Commission could appeal the ruling.
By Emily Olsen • Feb. 18, 2026 -
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Ascension posts net profit as it looks to outpatient growth
The Catholic health system continues to realign its portfolio as it divests inpatient facilities and grows its ambulatory care and outpatient operations.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 17, 2026 -
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Tenet expects $250M hit from loss of ACA subsidies this year
Still, the for-profit hospital operator’s projected loss is less than some of its peers, and Tenet said it expected to grow its earnings in 2026.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 12, 2026
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