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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.

Just before Election Day, the Affordable Care Act, abortion rights, and Robert F. Kennedy’s role in a possible Trump administration are making headlines.

The singer recently discussed dealing with the disease, a twist in his diagnosis, and using continuous glucose monitors.

The health system has been one of the pioneers in delivering acute care at home. Dr. Caroline Yang of Mass General Brigham talks about the program’s growth.

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

Florida State University is developing a consortium and a master’s program on AI and nursing. Dr. Jing Wang and Rebecca Love talk with us about the need to ensure nurses are engaged in developing AI solutions.

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

Brad Kittredge, co-founder of the telehealth company, talks about reaching more people in underserved communities and at risk of suicidal ideation.

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.

Chief Healthcare Executive hosted a discussion on cybersecurity with leading experts from the American Hospital Association, HIMSS and the Providence health system. They talked about the growing problem of cyberattacks.

Centra Health appoints a CEO, a longtime Maryland health leader is retiring, and more.

Thousands of people traveled to Las Vegas for the annual event. There’s growing enthusiasm for AI, and a little fatigue over some of the hype.

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.

It’s been described as the most significant attack on healthcare in U.S. history. Virtually all of the nation’s hospitals were affected.

Executives said that telehealth is going to change, but they projected it's going to be more important in the coming years.

The First Lady appeared at the closing day of the HLTH conference to tout new funds to improve the health of women. She also urged healthcare leaders to do more for women.

With two weeks until Election Day, Andy Slavitt and Seema Verma talked about what will change, and what won’t, no matter who wins the White House.

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.

The rock legend talks about his journey to help people in his mother’s home country, the need to have a vision and the importance of helping people regain their dignity.

Robert Califf talked about the difficulties in regulating AI technologies, why he fears AI could exacerbate inequities, and the need for a better supply chain.

The Oscar-winning actor talks about the need for more dialogue, more understanding, and more funding to address an issue that affects all women.

Tom Mihaljevic, MD, talked about the organization’s growing use of artificial intelligence to improve the patient experience and help clinicians.

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.