DOJ drops lawsuit seeking to protect emergency access to abortion in Idaho

The Justice Department dropped its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act case against Idaho on Wednesday. However, one health system will continue the legal fight to preserve emergency abortions in the state.

By Susanna Vogel • March 6, 2025

Could artificial intelligence increase clinician burden?

Vendors say their AI scribes and assistants will save doctors time. But the need for careful oversight, along with hospitals’ inclination to see as many patients as possible, could mean clinicians’ schedules won’t be freed up by AI tools.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 6, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

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

Notable’s CMO on building trust in agentic AI

Don’t ask Aaron Neinstein for the accuracy rates of Notable’s AI — he won’t tell you. Here, the executive explains why, and discusses the company’s expansion plans, federal oversight (or the lack thereof) and competition in the AI space.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 5, 2025

Prospect, Yale New Haven hospital deal appears dead in the water

After months of litigation, Yale New Haven called a deal to buy Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals “impossible.” The bankrupt health system is reportedly looking for new buyers.

By Susanna Vogel • March 5, 2025

How rural hospitals, Silicon Valley can head off the AI digital divide

Experts at HIMSS say the adoption of futuristic artificial intelligence products doesn’t necessarily mean leaving smaller, cash-strapped providers behind.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 4, 2025

Novant and Duke Health partner to deliver care in North Carolina

The health systems plan to open an unspecified number of campuses in the coming months to expand care access and reduce wait times for services.

By Susanna Vogel • March 4, 2025

Trump administration policies could create headwinds across healthcare: Fitch

The credit ratings agency is most concerned about Medicaid cuts and how government layoffs will affect device approvals.

By Susanna Vogel • March 3, 2025

Salesforce launches library of ready-made AI tools for healthcare

The tech company is banking that healthcare companies will turn to highly autonomous AI assistants to take on time-consuming tasks.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 28, 2025

UHS’ income soars in 2024 on behavioral health volume

Still, executives addressed concerns about potential changes to federal healthcare policy that could impact the provider’s bottom line, including cuts to Medicaid.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 28, 2025

CHAI launches registry for health AI model cards

The goal of the registry is to make it easier for healthcare companies to evaluate and shop between validated AI tools, the standards consortium said.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 28, 2025

Trump doubles down on price transparency in new executive order

President Donald Trump called upon three federal agencies to enforce a 2019 order requiring hospitals to post prices for services.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 27, 2025

Physicians say prior authorization stands in the way of medically necessary care

Physicians surveyed by the American Medical Association say prior authorization can cause care delays or force patients to abandon treatment. Denials could also increase as insurers adopt AI to review claims.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 25, 2025

Orlando Health to close derelict Florida hospital, citing ‘years of neglect’ under Steward

Orlando Health, which bought Rockledge Hospital out of bankruptcy from Steward Health Care in October, said repairing the once bat-infested facility would be too costly.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 21, 2025

CHS’ losses widen in 2024

The hospital operator said divestitures, medical specialist fees and payer denials pressured the system last year.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 20, 2025

Hospitals are more packed post-pandemic

Hospital occupancy rates were higher in 2024 than 2019. If occupancy rates trend up, the nation could face a bed shortage by 2032, according to researchers.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 19, 2025

Novant Health reshuffles leadership team

The reorganization formalizes a regional reporting structure and further integrates Novant’s business incubator across the organization.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 19, 2025

How St. Joseph’s is putting its data to work to improve patient experiences

How a hospital with one of the busiest ERs in the nation is integrating data across sources to improve care.

Feb. 18, 2025

GOP calls for $1.5T in cuts, much of which could come from healthcare

House Republicans unveiled their budget wish list last week, which directs the Energy and Commerce Committee — which oversees Medicare and Medicaid — to find $880 billion in savings.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 13, 2025

Tenet has ‘outstanding’ 2024, addresses policy changes in Washington

Health system leaders said Tenet is mostly insulated from proposed policy changes like Medicaid cuts due to its focus on ambulatory surgical centers. 

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 13, 2025

Trump administration healthcare executive orders hit snags in court

Although the directives to limit publicly available healthcare data and cut federal funding for medical research have been temporarily blocked by federal judges, providers face uncertainty as they await final rulings.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 12, 2025

Large healthcare companies are redistributing most of their profits to shareholders, study finds

Researchers suggested that policymakers encourage reinvestment of capital into patient care and limit share buybacks based on the findings.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 12, 2025

A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful biotechs contend with a healthcare system that’s long favored opioids?

By Jacob Bell • Feb. 11, 2025

Mass General Brigham to conduct largest layoffs in its history

MGB said the layoffs are necessary to get ahead of an anticipated budget shortfall of $250 million over the next two years.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 11, 2025

Kaiser’s 2024 earnings show ROI of Risant Health spinoff

Risant acquisitions accounted for about half of Kaiser’s net income in 2024.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 10, 2025

Crozer Health placed into receivership after proposed deal collapses

Bankrupt Prospect Medical Holdings scuttled a deal to sell Crozer Health but secured $20 million in funding from regulators to keep Crozer’s operations afloat for one more month.

By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 6, 2025