Alex Kacik

The Oakland, Calif.-based integrated health system allegedly pressured its physicians to augment medical records to boost its Medicare reimbursement.

Adjusted admissions increased 28.5% on a same-store basis for the quarter ended June 30 but still fell below 2019 Q2 levels.

Ascension is the latest health system to require employees to get vaccinated as COVID-19 cases surge, predominantly among the unvaccinated.

Before the temporary 15% increase to the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program benefit, the maximum subsidy did not cover the cost of a low-income meal in 96% of U.S. counties.

The AHA, which represents nearly 5,000 hospitals and health systems, joins dozens of providers and several associations that have also backed vaccine mandates for healthcare workers.

The breakup means Anthem commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage members in the Golden State will lose access to more than two dozen Dignity facilities.

The lawsuit follows last week's criminal indictment of DaVita and its former CEO Kent Thiry, who was charged with two counts of conspiring with competing employers not to recruit certain employees.

Health systems, insurers, private equity firms, physician groups and primary-care practices are all promising a better work-life balance and more flexibility, autonomy.

President Joe Biden reinforced President Donald Trump's rule in a recent executive order that aims to boost economic competition.

Consolidating less-used facilities, bundling lease negotiations with landlords and grouping complementary services could reduce costs, JLL experts said.

Unvaccinated Americans account for an overwhelming majority of new COVID-19 hospitalizations, the AAMC's CEO said.

Providers could seek amendments to their existing contracts that funnel repairs through medical devicemakers, which could reduce maintenance costs.

The plan to manufacture 750 million nitrile gloves in a year seeks to solve an ongoing shortage.

NYU Langone physicians will perform heart and liver transplant surgeries and Atlantic will provide pre- and post-transplant care.

Total revenue for hospitals that announced deals in the first half of 2021 was $17.2 billion, which was the second-highest tally since 2015.