340B hospitals lag behind peers in charity care spending: report
Dive Brief: A new report from a conservative think tank is accusing 340B hospitals of providing less charity care than other nonprofit hospitals, despite receiving …
Health execs want strong returns on IT investments
Dive Brief: Investment in health IT is a top priority for a majority of providers and payers, though executives are seeking solutions for specific use …
Hackensack Meridian Health CEO to retire next year
Hackensack Meridian Health chief executive Robert C. Garrett will retire next summer, the health system announced Monday. The New Jersey-based nonprofit health system’s board of …
Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher partner to create biomedical database
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher …
Ascension sells ownership in Arizona Medicaid plan to Aetna
Dive Brief: Ascension is selling its ownership stake in Mercy Care, a Medicaid insurer in Arizona, to CVS Health-owned Aetna as the nonprofit hospital giant …
Healthcare’s agentic AI boom is outpacing governance: report
Dive Brief: Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting agentic artificial intelligence, but governance frameworks for managing the technology are not evolving at the same pace, according …
HHS adds new IDR entity as surprise billing disputes surge
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Trump administration has certified …
Health spending tied to rise in premiums, new study finds
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A rise in healthcare spending …
ARPA-H to invest $62M to build agentic AI agent for heart care
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A branch of the HHS …
More than half of hospitals still not fully compliant with price transparency rules: report
Dive Brief: The number of hospitals complying with price transparency rules is increasing. But more than half of facilities still aren’t posting full information about …