The agreement includes Saint Francis Hospital–Memphis and Saint Francis Hospital–Bartlett, their associated physician practices and six MedPost urgent care centers. The deal is expected to close in 2020.

MACPAC members think that HHS needs to change the way it measures payment errors in the Medicaid program, especially in managed care.

The California Consumer Privacy Act, one of the most comprehensive data-privacy laws to date, goes into effect in January. But some details—like how businesses should manage employee data—are still being worked out.

Caitlin Zulla has replaced Tony Kilgore as CEO of SCA, one of the largest ambulatory surgery center operators in the country.

Northwell is still determining how the money will be used, but research and advocacy efforts will be two areas of investment.

Tony Tedeschi, CEO of Detroit Medical Center, has announced his retirement as CEO of the seven-hospital, investor-owned health system, effective Jan. 1, when Audrey Gregory, current president of DMC's downtown adult hospitals, will replace him.

MACPAC's staff found large disparities in prenatal care access for women with Medicaid-financed births. That could have long-term implications for the Medicaid program, but more research is needed.

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center, a Medicaid-dependent hospital on the Northwest Side of Chicago struggling with staff and supply shortages and malfunctioning equipment, voted yesterday to unionize after failing in several previous attempts.

At least four hospitals—Advocate Trinity Hospital, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, South Shore Hospital and St. Bernard Hospital—are in talks with the state to create a single system.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a government drug-price negotiation bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on a largely party-line vote.

Hospitals will get repaid for evaluation and management services delivered at outpatient clinics under the Trump administration's site-neutral payment policy.

For-profit Community Health Systems Chief Financial Officer Thomas Aaron will retire on Dec. 31. He has served in the position since May 2017 after first joining CHS in November 2016 as senior vice president of finance.

Seven health systems and physician organizations in Southeast Michigan have agreed to contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan in January under "value-based" contracts that share risk and could provide additional revenue if they lower costs and improve quality.

Minnesota's HealthPartners has announced three rounds of cuts in recent months: its retail pharmacies, a home-care division and other areas.

HHS' Office of Inspector General has raised concerns about Medicare Advantage insurers' use of medical chart reviews to obtain higher payments from the federal government.

South Carolina's work requirement will apply to Medicaid beneficiaries with incomes under 100% of the federal poverty level, or $12,240 for an individual up to $25,100 for a family of four, with some exemptions.

For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals, a trend that reflects more hospice care and progress toward the kind of end that most people say they want.

Healthcare leaders say the industry needs to make long-term commitments toward addressing social needs.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn, chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, as the next Food and Drug Administration commissioner.

Providers that took a comprehensive approach to assessing patient experience saw better clinical outcomes and brand recognition than those using CMS survey results, according to a new analysis.

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The fine marks the second settlement HHS' Office for Civil Rights has announced as part of its Right of Access Initiative, an effort the agency launched earlier this year to ensure patients have access to their medical records as mandated under HIPAA.

Gregory Adams has replaced the late Bernard Tyson as chairman and CEO of the Oakland, Calif.-based integrated not-for-profit health system.

Kaiser Permanente expanded its nationwide initiative to address the emotional health of 25,000 schools' staff and students over the next several years.

Operating cash flow will grow 2% to 3% in 2020, driven by the highest Medicare reimbursement rate increases in around a decade. As a result, Moody's Investors Service has changed its outlook for not-for-profit hospitals from negative to stable.

Although some recent studies suggest that the rate of physician burnout is falling, the issue is still a major problem.