Category: Press Release

Pocahontas, Ark.-based St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center was already operating like a rural emergency hospital before it converted to the designation.  “Only about 5% of our volume was inpatient, so we were already practicing as an REH — we just weren’t getting the reimbursement,” Randy Barymon, Five Rivers’ administrator, told Becker’s.   CMS’ rural […]

Waystar is expanding its collaboration with Google Cloud to boost its agentic AI capabilities and move the healthcare industry toward an autonomous revenue cycle. Through the expanded partnership, Waystar will enhance its AI-powered platform with greater integration with Google Cloud’s Gemini models and infrastructure, according to a March 5 news release from the revenue cycle […]

The Palo Verde Healthcare District said Blythe, Calif.-based Palo Verde Hospital’s financial outlook has been stabilized after it received the majority of intergovernmental transfer funds, with the remainder expected soon. “Over the past several months, the board of directors of the Palo Verde Healthcare District, alongside our staff and expert consultants, has worked diligently and […]

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health recorded a net income of $135.8 million in 2025, down from $210.3 million in 2024, according to its March 4 financial report.  The publicly traded, for-profit system recorded total revenue of $6.3 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, up from $6 billion during the same period last year.  Ardent […]

Fifty-three U.S. medical schools have agreed to increase educational training on nutrition for students under a deal with the Trump administration, federal officials announced March 5. During a press event held at HHS’ main office in Washington, D.C., federal officials said HHS and the Department of Education secured voluntary commitments from medical schools to provide […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle. They fracture easily, leaving the 2-year-old in such pain that her mother quit her job cleaning offices to stay home and cradle her in the one-bedroom apartment they share with six relatives. When federal immigration agents descended on […]

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Leisa and Kent Walker recently received a disturbing notice: The private company managing their son’s Medicaid coverage intends to cut nearly 40% of what it spends for caregivers who help him live at home instead of in a nursing home. Sam Walker, 35, has severe autism and other disabilities. He is deaf […]

MINNEAPOLIS. — Gabi tiene grandes ojos color café, trenzas y una afección genética que hace que sus huesos sean frágiles. Se fracturan con facilidad, lo que le provoca a la niña de 2 años tanto dolor que su madre dejó su trabajo limpiando oficinas para quedarse en casa y cargarla por el apartamento de una […]

LISTEN: Can’t afford health insurance this year? Don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor about money and the cost of care. On WAMU’s “Health Hub” on March 4, KFF Health News correspondent Sam Whitehead shared tips for people seeking affordable options without skipping care. Health insurance could be out of reach for many Americans […]

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