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    Growing market volatility spooks hospital analysts

    Should health systems see their investment income decline, cash on hand could fall nearly 7% from the first half of 2024, hindering health systems’ ability to weather other headwinds.

    By • April 18, 2025
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    HHS restructuring

    Budget draft outlines Trump’s plan to slash federal health programs

    An OMB document proposes to cut the HHS budget by roughly one-third as well as eliminate several divisions and programs.

    By • April 17, 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
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    Ascension to buy out CHS’ stake in Texas hospital for $460M

    Executives at Community Health Systems first teased the deal during the company's fourth quarter earnings call in February.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    Crozer Health CEO steps down as health system fights to remain open

    Crozer has struggled to keep its doors open after its owner, Prospect Medical Holdings, filed for bankruptcy in January.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    Cone fully acquires Medicare Advantage plan from Novant

    Novant has sold its minority stake in HealthTeam Advantage back to Cone Health, which is focusing on growing its insurance offerings.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    CarePoint Health exits bankruptcy, offloads portfolio

    Hudson Regional Hospital received approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court on Friday to take over operations at CarePoint’s three hospitals.

    By • April 15, 2025
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    Medicare proposes 2.4% pay hike for inpatient hospitals next year

    The rate increase is the lowest since 2019. The American Hospital Association slammed it as inadequate.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Tariff turmoil: Hospitals, device makers welcome pause, but fear long-term pain

    Healthcare providers and medtech companies still face pressure to find ways to offset potential supply chain shocks despite the latest about-face in President Donald Trump’s tariff wars.

    By , Susan Kelly • April 10, 2025
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    House adopts budget plan that could cue Medicaid cuts

    Now, lawmakers will hash out legislation that follows the spending blueprint, which could include cuts to the safety-net insurance program — a potentially unpopular choice among Republican voters.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    Northwell, Nuvance merger clears final regulatory hurdle

    Regulators required Northwell to maintain all collective bargaining agreements currently in place and constrain growth in commercial prices.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    Market volatility suppresses hospital M&A: report

    Hospital M&A plummeted during the first quarter, with systems announcing only five deals amid significant market uncertainty, according to Kaufman Hall.

    By • April 9, 2025
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    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 , Susan Kelly • April 4, 2025
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    AdventHealth taps David Banks as CEO and president

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

    By • April 4, 2025
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    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 , • April 3, 2025
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    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 • April 1, 2025
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    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 • March 31, 2025
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    Specialty pharmacies: Bridging healthcare ecosystem gaps

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

    March 31, 2025
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    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 • March 27, 2025
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    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 • March 27, 2025
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    Yale New Haven Health restructures, consolidates leadership team

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

    By • March 24, 2025
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    Q&A

    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
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    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 • March 21, 2025
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    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 • March 20, 2025
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    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 • March 19, 2025
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    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 • March 19, 2025