A majority of nurses who left bedside roles in recent years are willing to return, with adequate staffing levels cited as the main factor that would reattract them, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. The study, published Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open, is […]
Continue ReadingOakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente recorded an operating income of $1.4 billion (1.1% operating margin) in 2025, up from an operating income of $569 million (0.5% margin) in 2024, according to its Feb. 6 financial report. Kaiser’s results for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, include Risant Health, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit it formed “to expand […]
Continue ReadingTwo days after offering compounded versions of oral Wegovy, telehealth company Hims & Hers pulled the product from its platform amid pressure from HHS and Novo Nordisk. On Feb. 5, Hims & Hers began selling compounded formulations of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill, which the FDA approved in December, for $99 per month’s supply. The same […]
Continue ReadingNashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is accelerating its push into outpatient care, building on years of aggressive urgent care expansion and a growing slate of freestanding emergency departments as care continues to shift toward lower-cost, more convenient settings. In early February, HCA announced two Texas acquisitions that expand its urgent care and freestanding emergency department footprint, […]
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A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility is not built to withstand extreme weather, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Ballad […]
Continue ReadingRepublicans have hitched themselves to the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, banking on its popularity to give them an electoral bounce. But the strategy carries risks. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist who rails against Big Pharma and ultraprocessed food, is the leader of the movement. And Americans’ […]
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Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration’s new immigration detention operation at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This posting combined Donald Trump’s longtime passion to use the offshore base to move “some bad dudes” […]
Continue ReadingKFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed concerns about health care costs following the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 on Feb. 5. Rayasam also discussed rising health insurance costs on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Jan. 30. Click here to watch Rayasam on CBS […]
Continue ReadingCharleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health and Clemson (S.C.) University are partnering to build a $71.2 million medical facility on the university’s campus, which will open in fall 2027. The project cost includes an $11.5 million grant from HSS’ Health Resources and Services Administration, a spokesperson for MUSC confirmed with Becker’s. The two parties broke ground Feb. […]
Continue ReadingWith so much money flowing into healthcare AI and funding many unproven solutions that will ultimately fail, a correction will be good for medicine, a Health Affairs commentary argues. AI spending in healthcare outpaces other sectors by a factor of 2.2, reaching $1.4 billion in 2025, triple the year before, the authors noted in the […]
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