Category: Press Release

A House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee hearing on “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape” quickly became a referendum on who is to blame for America’s affordability crisis, and whether hospitals and physicians can remain viable under current policy. Democrats on the committee argued Republicans had created […]

Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital is planning to add a new rehabilitative services building near its main campus. The one-level facility will house “better-designed therapy spaces to accommodate children living with autism,” according to a March 12 hospital news release. The hospital aims to make services more accessible for children with mobility or sensory challenges with […]

Enbar Cohen has been named vice president of human resources for Baltimore, Md.-based Johns Hopkins Hospital, according to a March 18 LinkedIn post. The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, according to its website. It includes the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the Johns […]

Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital named Amy Beaton, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer, the Nantucket Current reported March 17. Ms. Beaton will oversee nursing care across the hospital’s inpatient, emergency, perioperative, procedural and ambulatory services.  She has held several director positions at the hospital and most recently served as interim chief nursing officer. Her appointment to […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health recorded an operating income of $515 million (2.8% operating margin) in 2025, up from $370 million (2.2% margin) in 2024, according to its March 18 financial report.  Five things to know: 1. Intermountain reported total operating revenue of $18.5 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, up from $17.1 […]

In January, when President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the […]

Oakland, Calif.-based University of California Health has created a new leadership role for partnerships. Erica Murray, president and CEO of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, has been appointed UC Health’s inaugural associate vice president of strategic partnerships, effective April 20, according to a March 17 LinkedIn post from the health system. […]

New Orleans-based LCMC Health is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, effective April 5. The change represents a 30% increase and affects about 2% of employees, according to a March 17 health system news release shared with Becker’s. More than 400 employees will see pay increases, primarily in essential support roles across the […]

As of February, a share of payers and providers had not yet started working toward the application programming interface requirements established by CMS’ interoperability and prior authorization final rule, according to survey results released March 10 by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. WEDI advises HHS on health IT. The rule focuses on setting up […]