Category: Press Release

Cancer survivors enrolled in high-deductible health plans had significantly worse overall and cancer-specific survival than those in standard health plans, according to a study published Jan. 29 in JAMA Network Open. The researchers analyzed data from 147,254 adults ages 18 to 84 who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 2011 to 2018, linked […]

Joe Hurshe, president of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich., is no longer with the organization, effective Feb. 2. “We extend our gratitude to Joe for the contributions he has made to Munson Healthcare over the last two years,” Laura Glenn, COO of Munson Healthcare, said in a Feb. 2 statement shared with Becker’s. […]

Providence Mission Hospital Laguna Beach (Calif.) has begun a multiyear planning process to phase out acute care and emergency services. The hospital attributed its decision to low inpatient demand and the high cost of renovations needed for the facility, which was built in 1959. On average, 80% of the hospital’s 159 licensed beds are unused […]

LISTEN: If you’re newly pregnant and not able to afford health insurance, you may qualify for Medicaid. Reporters Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer — hosts of the new series “HealthQ” — explain that every state has a program to provide coverage for pregnant people. When she noticed an unusual craving for hot dogs, Matte’a Brooks […]

Norman Spence has been appointed president of Kettering Health Hamilton (Ohio), he wrote in a Feb. 1 LinkedIn post. Mr. Spence most recently served as president of Kettering Health Troy (Ohio). He joined the Kettering, Ohio-based system in 2011 as a senior financial analyst and later served as regional director of business development and director […]

Registered nurses at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, Calif., have voted to unionize. Of 750 eligible voters, 670 ballots were cast. The final tally showed 479 votes in favor of unionization and 191 against, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted the election. The vote count was completed Jan. 30. […]

Here are eight health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled from credit rating reports. CentraCare has an “AA-” rating and stable outlook with Fitch. The […]

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment and Supports Initiative is designed to expand outreach, psychiatric care, medical stabilization and crisis intervention […]

Across the country, pediatric care systems are delivering high quality, increasingly complex care in environments that no longer resemble those in which many Medicaid payment models were designed. The challenge facing pediatric providers today is not clinical performance or operational stewardship, but whether Medicaid reimbursement structures have kept pace with the realities of modern pediatric […]