Hospital M&A strategy is diverging as certain national and regional health systems pursue contrasting paths. On one side, several national health systems have shifted into divestiture mode — selling ...

After Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Health System was challenged to increase its voluntary safety event reports submitted over a three-year period, a quality initiative at the pediatric ...

The National Specialty Care Access Coalition will begin formal work in early 2026, with additional health systems invited to ...

Hurricane Helene damaged a key IV fluid plant, causing nationwide shortages Tariffs and global consolidation worsened supply chain disruptions Health systems turned to stockpiling, GPOs and ...

Throughout 2025, the federal government and several state healthcare systems advanced new restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Health systems scaled back or closed equity offices. Federal ...

Each year Health Affairs publishes retrospective National Health Expenditure (NHE) data from the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ...

LISBON — Getting to the MRI machine at one of this city’s largest public hospitals means taking a trip through time. Plastic waiting room chairs in radiology sit amid centuries-old blue and white ...

The transition to value-based care is in motion, though the concept is nothing new in discussions regarding health systems. As institutions shift from fee-for-service to a value-based model, ...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo (Reuters) -Infertility is an ...

The world stands at a crossroads. In May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an ambitious yet fragile step for global cooperation. It ...