Tariffs send healthcare industry into ‘unchartered waters’

Provider groups and health systems warn tariffs will test healthcare’s fragile supply chain, threatening to disrupt patient care.

By Susanna Vogel , Susan Kelly • April 4, 2025

AdventHealth taps David Banks as CEO and president

Banks replaces Terry Shaw, who announced he was retiring in December.

By Susanna Vogel • April 4, 2025

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Healthcare, medtech industries brace for tariffs

Lobby groups like the American Hospital Association and AdvaMed have so far failed to get medical devices and critical supplies carved out from the Trump administration’s tariffs.

By Susan Kelly , Susanna Vogel • April 3, 2025

Ardent Health names COO

The Tennessee-based provider snagged Dave Caspers from the retail world, where he has held positions at Leslie’s and Walmart Health, according to a company spokesperson.

By Susanna Vogel • April 1, 2025

Margins improve at nonprofit hospitals in 2024, but headwinds loom: Fitch

The median operating margin for providers that ended their fiscal years early was 1.2% last year, compared with -0.5% in 2023. However, potential Medicaid cuts could strain provider finances.

By Emily Olsen • March 31, 2025

Specialty pharmacies: Bridging healthcare ecosystem gaps

Partnering with speciality pharmacies can enable access to comprehensive patient-centric care.

March 31, 2025

AI scribes lessen clinician burnout, but financial impact unclear: report

Early adopters of the documentation tools report positive impacts on clinician burnout and cognitive load, but their effect on productivity and financial performance is unclear, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

By Emily Olsen • March 27, 2025

Penn Medicine cuts 300 roles, citing ‘pressures’ in operating climate

University of Pennsylvania Health System is cutting staff “amidst continued changes and pressures for the field,” a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

By Susanna Vogel • March 27, 2025

Yale New Haven Health restructures, consolidates leadership team

The nonprofit provider is cutting up to 38 management and administrative roles.

By Susanna Vogel • March 24, 2025

Why HCA is ‘all in’ on surgical robotics

Thomas Payne, HCA Healthcare’s national medical director of robotics, explains how the largest U.S. health system is vetting a new crop of market entrants.

By Susan Kelly • March 24, 2025

Academic medical centers say funding cuts jeopardize health research

Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary to fuel advancements in patient care, according to researchers and provider groups.

By Susanna Vogel • March 21, 2025

Providence names new chief information and digital officer

Cherodeep Goswami will begin his new role as Providence's chief information and digital officer on May 12.

By Susanna Vogel • March 20, 2025

Jefferson Health goes out of network for Cigna commercial members following contract spat

The Philadelphia-area system and major insurer have failed to reach a new agreement on payment rates, but are still continuing negotiations.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 19, 2025

Cone Health CEO to step down

Mary Jo Cagle’s last day at Cone Health is May 31. The health system has not yet named her permanent successor.

By Susanna Vogel • March 19, 2025

Hospital-at-home companies DispatchHealth, Medically Home to merge

DispatchHealth CEO Jennifer Webster will lead the combined company once the deal closes, which is expected in mid-2025.

By Emily Olsen • March 19, 2025

FTC reiterates opposition to controversial Indiana hospital merger

Terre Haute Regional may be forced to close if it’s not acquired by Union Health, the hospitals argue in their latest request for a certificate that allows mergers to sidestep antitrust review. The FTC does not agree.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 18, 2025

MedPAC recommends Congress tie physician pay to inflation for 2026

Industry groups mostly supported the proposal to link payment increases for physicians to the Medicare Economic Index minus 1 percentage point.

By Susanna Vogel • March 17, 2025

Mayo Clinic settles multiyear dispute with Minnesota AG over charity care policies

The nonprofit health system did not admit to wrongdoing as part of the settlement, nor will it pay a financial penalty.

By Susanna Vogel • March 17, 2025

Providers contend with changes in Washington in 2025

The nation’s leading for-profit health systems are closely monitoring changes to Medicaid funding and bracing for possible cuts to state supplemental payment programs this year.

By Susanna Vogel • March 14, 2025

Google Cloud’s head of healthcare on the state of AI

Aashima Gupta leads health tech projects for the massive cloud computing company. Here, she shares why she’s excited about advances in artificial intelligence and what’s coming down the pike for Google’s AI products.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 13, 2025

Medicaid expansion cuts could hit provider revenue, spike uncompensated care: report

If states end their expansion programs in response to funding cuts, spending on healthcare services would fall by nearly $80 billion and uncompensated care costs would rise by $19 billion in 2026, according to new research.

By Emily Olsen • March 12, 2025

Florida-based hospital operator Landmark Holdings files for bankruptcy

Landmark, which operates six hospitals across three states, will kick off a marketing process for its facilities in the coming weeks as it seeks new capital or owners.

By Susanna Vogel • March 12, 2025

Healthcare tackles AI oversight with no aid from Trump administration

The president’s deregulatory bent means more responsibility rests on the shoulders of healthcare stakeholders to get artificial intelligence right.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 10, 2025

The importance of maintaining commercial foodservice equipment and ice machines

In the healthcare sector, faulty foodservice equipment can risk patient safety. Regular maintenance ensures quality, safety and patient satisfaction.

By Andrea Lorenzo • March 10, 2025

EHR vendors turn to artificial intelligence to modernize health records

Software companies like Epic and Oracle say they’re weaving AI into clinicians’ workflows to meet client demand, keep up with competitors and improve the productivity of a swamped healthcare system.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 6, 2025