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Sen. Ron Wyden, head of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to hospitals in six states following reports of women being denied emergency care.

Physicians say consolidations are contributing to burnout. Gary Price of The Physicians Foundation tells Chief Healthcare Executive doctors are being pressed to take more patients and are losing autonomy.

A new group of doctors emerge in these series premieres, joining two long-running hospital dramas. And there’s hope that a beloved hospital comedy could get a reboot.

CHRISTUS Health has agreed to take over operations of Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana. The facility had been owned by Steward Health Care.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee has passed the legislation, but some key provisions for telehealth are slated to expire at the end of the year.

Safety advocates say proper hand washing is a key to preventing infections, and health systems are doing better, according to a new report from The Leapfrog Group.

Jade Farmer battled cancer at a young age. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and she talks about her diagnosis, recovery and being more than ‘the cancer kid.’

CHRISTUS Health is planning to build a new facility in southeast Texas that will open next year. The Catholic system is reviving a hospital that shut down in February.

Healthcare technology leader Geeta Nayyar and Vinitha Ramnathan of NRC Health talk about AI, problems to address with ethics and equity, and reasons for optimism.

Insight Health System has reached a deal with ProMedica to buy Coldwater Regional Hospital. The facility has been up for sale for more than a year.

Many women in Louisiana have complications during pregnancy and after giving birth. Veronica Gillispie-Bell of Ochnser talked with us about how the system is making strides.

Two hospitals were temporarily in lockdown over the weekend, and threats have targeted Springfield’s city hall and schools. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending more state police.

The New Jersey health system is teaming with K Health to launch “HMH 24/7,” which officials say is designed to offer a more seamless experience for patients.

Pediatric facilities need more people, and some providers are still facing some difficult financial challenges, says Matthew Cook, president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association.

More Americans are having to travel outside their communities for their care during pregnancy, according to a March of Dimes report.

Mercy celebrated the acquisition of the Via Christi Hospital from the Ascension system this week. It’s Mercy’s third hospital in Kansas.

Health systems made strides in safety and quality measures over a five-year span, according to an analysis by Vizient conducted for the American Hospital Association.

Orlando Health can purchase the Steward Health Care facilities on Florida’s Space Coast, a bankruptcy judge ruled.

Insight Health Systems is slated to take over Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital. Steward Health Care planned to close the facilities later this month.

The vice president and former president engaged in heated exchanges over abortion and the Affordable Care Act during their debate in Philadelphia.

The labor market is improving for health systems, but hospitals continue to see vacancies above pre-pandemic levels, according to Fitch Ratings.

Health systems are getting more denials from commercial insurers and Medicare Advantage plans, according to an American Hospital Association report. And they cite AI as a problem.

Half of all women delay medical care for a variety of reasons. Health systems can take steps to make it easier for women to get care.

A federal appeals court rules that California can’t widely ban firearms at all healthcare facilities. But the state's hospitals may soon be required to install weapon detection systems.

It’s going to take time for the public to understand the use of artificial intelligence in medicine. Dr. Dhruv Khullar of Weill Cornell Medicine outlines ways to foster trust.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have proposed a reduction in payments to physicians. The American Medical Association says patients will suffer as well.

A federal bankruptcy judge has signed off on the sale of six Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts for $343 million. Two Steward hospitals in the state have shut down.

Federal regulators say they object to Union Health’s planned acquisition of Terre Haute Regional Hospital. They’re urging Indiana’s health department to reject the deal.

Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan are planning a joint venture to create a $10.5 billion system. They announced a launch date for the new organization.

The majority of executives see growing value in artificial intelligence, but they say they’ll need people to utilize new technologies.