Five governors asked HHS to delay the Jan. 1 Medicaid work requirement deadline. Hospitals should prepare for coverage losses driven by paperwork, not eligibility.
88% of health systems use AI, but only 18% have mature governance. Here are the gaps hospital leaders need to close, and the question to ask before the next AI purchase.
Hospital CEO exits rose 32% in Q1 2026. Here's what's driving the increase, and four things strong boards do to keep leadership continuity on track.
More than 4 in 10 rural hospitals are losing money, and Medicaid cuts are now closing service lines. Here's how the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program fits, and where it falls short.
The proposed CY2027 outpatient rule extends site-neutral payment to imaging, deepens 340B cuts and removes 638 services from the inpatient-only list. Here's how to prepare before the final rule.
The FY2027 IPPS rule took effect Oct. 1 with a 2.3% update, new quality measures and a mandatory joint-replacement model coming in 2028. Here's what hospital leaders should do now.
CMS says CJR saved $180M with steady quality. CJR-X makes joint replacement bundles mandatory for most hospitals in 2028.
A 14-bill Medicaid fraud package and a Dec. 11 funding deadline set the lame-duck agenda. Hospitals should get audit-ready now.
CMS finalized GLOBE, tying Part B drug rebates to international prices in 25% of Medicare. Hospitals should map their exposure now.
CMS and 37 states pledged to measure Medicaid quality by outcomes. Expect the shift in managed care contracts and value-based terms.
September 2026: hospital margins slip in July, Essentia and HealthPartners plan a 22-hospital merger, and Elevance targets off-campus outpatient billing.
August 2026: Fitch warns nonprofit hospital finances may have peaked, AnMed's cyberattack recovery drags on, and Denver and Minnesota deals advance.
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