Alex Kacik

Potential federal funding reductions spurred academic health system-led workforce cuts that could lead to fewer doctors. 

Twenty-six rural hospitals in Ohio and West Virginia formed a clinically integrated network, similar to providers in North Dakota and Minnesota. 

Rural providers have used federal grant funding to set up virtual obstetric networks and hire community health workers.

President Donald Trump kicked off a government-wide to slash federal regulations through several executive orders.

Nearly 150 hospitals filed three lawsuits last week alleging Medicare disproportionate share hospital payment appeals were wrongfully denied. 

Health systems have reworked operations to accommodate more telehealth patients, even as they forge ahead with outpatient and hospital expansions.

More health systems are poised to adopt shared physician workspaces amid rising financial constraints and the growing demand for care. 

Providers were reluctant to wade into hospital deals amid the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, regulatory changes and economic volatility. 

States contend National Institutes of Health grant funding roadblocks have cut off billions of dollars in revenue and jeopardized research.

Ascension would exit the Michigan acute care market if the proposal to sell four hospitals to Beacon Health System closes. 

The Oklahoma division of St. Louis-based SSM Health filed a lawsuit in 2023 against Bright Health, which allegedly owes SSM nearly $13.1 million.

While states continue to bolster cost growth benchmarks, critics argue those programs do not have the regulatory teeth to slow spending.

Hospitals are expected to face fewer fraud investigations following Supreme Court rulings that revamped regulatory oversight.

An increasing number of states are expected to limit certificate of need laws, spurring building booms and boosting competition.

More disproportionate hospital share payment lawsuits are coming as providers seek to improve their finances.