Category: Press Release

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A […]

Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an anti-abortion advocacy group to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some health-related services but also work to dissuade women from having abortions. The legislation would prohibit state and local governments from requiring crisis pregnancy centers to perform abortions, provide referrals for […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For weeks, Mehmet Oz has been waging a public feud with California leaders over health care fraud, accusing the blue state of failing to adequately combat such abuse. Oz, who heads the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, alleged that there was approximately $3.5 billion of fraud in the hospice and […]

On What the Health? From KFF Health News, distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF, to talk about the likelihood of a national health care debate to rein in costs. As the midterm elections approach, the cost of health care is the […]

Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according to a poll released Thursday. Some are uncertain whether they will be able to continue paying their premiums all year. Still, 69% […]

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn boasts one of the lowest mortality rates across both the borough and nationwide. But that wasn’t always the case. When New York City-based NYU Langone Health acquired what was then known as Lutheran Medical Center in 2016, its leaders inherited a fragmented operation: outsourced physicians, a patchwork of incompatible health records systems […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health recently partnered with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans — banking on a return that will “far outweigh” the cost, a health system leader told Becker’s. The organization struck a multiyear deal in early March to become the team’s official healthcare provider and sponsor its new arena. As part of the agreement, Vanderbilt […]

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s CFO said the system saw “real stability and growth” across its markets in 2025 despite challenges stemming from reimbursement and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  While many organizations were considering consolidation to ensure stable and operational efficiencies, Steve Aleman said the system was already positioned to weather the headwinds.  “We […]

At-home care logistics company MedArrive has acquired assets from now-defunct hospital-at-home company Inbound Health. MedArrive bought Inbound Health’s AI-backed patient-navigation capabilities to identify patients who are ready to transition from the hospital to the home, adding to its platform for scheduling and routing clinicians, according to a March 18 news release. The patient scoring models […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s executive compensation structure underscores a clear industry reality: financial performance — particularly EBITDA — remains the dominant driver of leadership pay. According to HCA’s 2025 proxy report, published March 13, 80% of executive incentive compensation is tied to EBITDA performance, with the remaining 20% linked to quality and patient care metrics […]