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Some worry about the prospect of cuts to Medicaid or work restrictions. Medicaid offers coverage to millions with lower incomes, and Medicaid cuts could hurt hospitals.

The California attorney general has given conditional approval for the deal between Rady Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

General Catalyst’s subsidiary, HATCo, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Summa Health. The firm is also committing hundreds of millions in improvements.

Groups representing health systems, physicians and medical schools congratulated the president-elect. They also outlined some of their goals and hopes in Washington.

Several physicians won re-election to new terms in the House of Representatives. And a couple of freshmen physicians will join the House.

The justices weighed a challenge involving Disproportionate Share Hospital payments. Hospitals say the government hasn’t calculated payments fairly, costing providers more than $1 billion annually.

Lawmakers call for lowering rates paid to hospitals for outpatient services. They say their plan would lower patient costs, but hospitals say it would reduce access to care.

Scheurer Health and Harbor Beach Community Hospital are planning to come together. They say they are joining forces with the goal of staying independent.

Chief Healthcare Executive presents another installment from our conversation on cybersecurity, with experts from the American Hospital Association, HIMSS and Providence. They talk about breaches tied to business partners.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System has taken ownership of Ascension St. Vincent’s in Alabama. The state is seeing some big changes in the hospital market.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services announced that a 2.8% reduction in Medicare payments will take effect in 2025. Hospitals also criticized payments for outpatient care.

Kindred Hospitals is closing two facilities in the Chicago area. The system says it’s consolidating services into two other hospitals in the region.

Healthcare groups are praising a bipartisan measure to avert planned reductions in payments to physicians, which are slated to take effect Jan. 1.

A new study outlines a dramatic increase in patients opting for GLP-1 drugs, and a drop in those opting for surgery to deal with obesity.

Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System say they’ve signed a merger agreement. The systems hope to complete the deal before the end of the year.

Children and teens are struggling with behavioral health issues. Experts discuss the difficulties kids are facing and how young people can be helped.

Intermountain Health has picked a site for a new, $1 billion pediatric hospital in Las Vegas. When built, it'll be Nevada's first standalone children's hospital.

Speaking to thousands of healthcare leaders, Greg Adams says Risant Health, a Kaiser subsidiary, is looking to add more hospital systems in the coming years.

UCHealth has signed a letter of intent to bring Estes Park Health into the system. Estes Park is looking to join UCHealth to ensure its long-term viability.

Health systems will be challenged with higher labor costs, which Moody’s describes as a ‘structural problem and credit risk.’

Health systems nationwide are working to conserve supplies after disruptions from Hurricane Helene. Tom Cotter of Healthcare Ready explains why there’s no quick fix.

The health system has partnered with the team for more than three decades, and the new complex will also offer care for the general public.

Many health systems are focusing on DEI efforts. Karen Ashley of Providence says it’s important for patients and workers, and can provide a competitive advantage.

The closure of a key plant flooded by Hurricane Helene is having a major impact, according to a survey of providers from Premier Inc. Some are postponing surgeries.

The storm hit just two weeks after Helene slammed into Florida. Most facilities avoided major damage, but hospitals still face tests in the coming days, including risks of flooding and capacity challenges.