Delaware passes laws on hospital price caps, PE purchases, financial assistance
A trio of bills signed into law this week outline the latest state-level action on contentious issues affecting healthcare affordability and access.
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Cardinal Health to buy Strive Medical, AdaptHealth's diabetes health business for $360M
The pharmaceuticals and specialty products distributor plans to buy AdaptHealth's diabetes health business unit and medical supply provider Strive Medical in separate deals worth $360 million.
Read full article →AdventHealth, Intermountain Health plan to form Denver-area joint venture
The entity would comprise five AdventHealth hospitals, three Intermountain hospitals and their affiliated sites. It would be managed by AdventHealth, which is also expected to be the joint venture's majority owner.
Read full article →T. Denny Sanford, billionaire philanthropist and Sanford Health namesake, dies at 90
The Midwest native gave more than $4 billion over the course of his lifetime, including nearly $2 billion to Sanford Health.
Read full article →Trump admin pausing over $1B in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota
The funding freezes are due to “suspected fraud and noncompliance,” U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Tuesday press conference.
Read full article →Karoo Health banks $16.2M series A to advance value-based cardiology platform
The company currently supports a network across 11 states made up of more than 600 cardiology providers, executives say.
Read full article →Health systems need to prepare for an AI-driven reinvention of work, Abundant Alliance's Eric Langshur says
The Abundant Alliance is pursuing a number of initiatives to upskill the workforce on AI use, build governance frameworks and streamline physician credentialing and privileging.
Read full article →CMS suspends more than $1 billion in Medicaid dollars to Minnesota and California over suspected fraud
The deferrals are part of a nationwide crackdown on health fraud in government programs.
Read full article →DHS decouples duration of some visas from training program length
About one in 10 physicians in a residency or fellowship program are sponsored under a J visa. Many training programs run longer than the new rule's four-year cap, thereby requiring students to apply for an Extension of Stay with the government.
Read full article →Healthcare bankruptcy volume 'stabilizes' in H1, though more practices are falling under
Quarterly bankruptcy filings appear to be leveling out after years of volatility, which "is surprising considering the on-the-ground pressures we see operators facing every day," a Gibbins Advisors principal said.
Read full article →AI emerges as top healthcare IT investment globally, KLAS finds
AI was named the top global healthcare IT investment priority among 57% of respondents, followed by EHRs and digitalization.
Read full article →Healthcare affordability, fraud are key issues for voters heading into 2026 midterms
Healthcare affordability is still the leading overall issue for voters heading into midterms, though another Trump administration talking point is gaining steam, according to a KFF survey report.
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