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Dockworkers walked off the job for three days. A tentative deal has reopened ports, but a long strike could have posed problems for hospitals.

The drug giant is abandoning a plan to require hospitals to submit requests for rebates in the 340B drug discount program. The government threatened to remove the company’s drugs from Medicare and Medicaid programs.

The Overlake Medical Center & Clinics are joining the MultiCare Health System. Officials say they plan to expand access to care.

UMass Memorial Health has finalized its deal to add Milford Regional Medical Center to the system. Milford had said it was becoming harder to remain an independent hospital.

The institute is part of a collaboration with Mercy, the Alice Walton Foundation, and Cleveland Clinic to transform healthcare. Walter Harris of Heartland says the aim is to deliver successes that can be replicated.

Health systems have power and are caring for patients, but the disastrous flooding in the western part of the state has damaged or wiped out roads.

State regulators have signed off on OSF Healthcare’s acquisition of KSB Hospital, a rural provider in northern Illinois.

Deaconess Health is exploring the possibility of acquiring Jennie Stuart Health, one of many rural hospitals facing financial pressures.

An analysis by EY says health systems provided benefits far surpassing their tax exemptions. The report comes as some critics have questioned if hospitals are doing enough for their communities.

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.

HCA Midwest names a CEO of Research Medical Center, and others take new roles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

Dana-Farber's CEO is stepping down, City of Hope has hired a new digital and technology officer, and other leaders are taking on new roles.

There are five steps healthcare systems can take to improve their procurement processes to unlock new cost savings in the supply chain.