Category: Press Release

Several hospital and health system presidents have recently exited their roles, with some retiring and others transitioning to new roles. Hospitals reported at least 50 president exits in 2025. In some cases, departing leaders have assumed new dual roles, adding CEO or COO responsibilities to their new titles. It is not rare for the president […]

While the U.S. healthcare industry largely operates in fee-for-service models, there are pockets of value-based care — including a “unicorn” model in Southern California.  Michael Weiss, DO, vice president of population health for Rady Children’s Health in Orange County, Calif., oversees a CHOC Health Alliance-run capitation model. These VBC models pay providers a “set amount […]

Participating Medicare Part D plans can officially begin covering weight-loss treatment in 2027.  The initiative falls under CMS’ voluntary “Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive hEalth” — or BALANCE — model. The December news followed President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to secure most-favored-nation pricing for drugs that treat […]

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. Here are eight department closures or services that are ending or have been announced, advanced or finalized that Becker’s reported since Jan. 1: 1. Driggs, Idaho-based Teton […]

Since December 2025, the following hospitals and health systems have said they plan to raise their workers’ pay.  Editor note: This webpage was created Jan. 9, and will continue to be updated regularly. January 1. Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health is investing $776 million in workforce compensation this year, marking one of the largest single-year compensation increases […]

Neuroscience is the third national service line Advocate Health has formally stood up since its 2022 merger, alongside oncology and heart and vascular care. Through these expansions, Advocate, which is dually based in Downers Grove, Ill., and Milwaukee, intends to create a systemwide framework for delivering complex specialty care at scale. Health system leaders told […]

A partial government shutdown took effect Jan. 31 after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline Jan. 30 to pass a revised funding package. Although the Senate voted 71-29 late Jan. 30 to pass the revised package, the measure still must clear the House and reach President Donald Trump’s desk. With the House not scheduled […]

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health has appointed Lawrence Ward, MD, as chief medical officer of its medical group, effective February 2. Dr. Ward has more than 25 years of clinical and leadership experience across academic and integrated health systems, according to a Jan. 30 press release. He most recently served as vice president of […]

More than two years since the official end of the covid pandemic, a growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial infections resolve. The findings raise fresh concerns about the Trump administration’s decision to reduce recommendations about who should get covid vaccines and […]