Category: Press Release

GLP-1 therapies helped drive a 79% year-over-year increase in strategic pharmaceutical M&A deal value through mid-November 2025, as drugmakers ramped up efforts to meet surging demand and expand their metabolic portfolios. According to Bain & Co.’s Global M&A Report 2026, the spike in activity reflects a shift in strategy: Acquirers are no longer focused solely […]

Ten health technology companies have pledged more than $600 million in no-cost and discounted services to help states implement Medicaid community engagement requirements. According to a Jan. 29 news release from CMS, the commitments support implementation of work, education and community-based activity requirements enacted under the Working Families Tax Cut, which applies to certain Medicaid-enrolled […]

UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento has promoted Virpal Donley, RN, to vice president and associate chief nursing executive. Ms. Donley has more than 15 years of leadership experience at the hospital, where she most recently served as inpatient unit director and nurse manager of the PICU and critical care transport team. She will continue […]

Nearly 23 million people have enrolled in ACA marketplace plans for 2026, down from 24.2 million in 2025, according to the latest data from CMS published Jan. 28. For the 30 HealthCare.gov states, the data is through Jan. 15. For the 20 state-based exchanges plus D.C., the data is through Jan. 10. The 1.2 million […]

HHS has rescinded a civil rights guidance directed at the nation’s retail pharmacies, reversing a directive that outlined their legal obligations to dispense medications tied to reproductive health. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights withdrew its September 2023 guidance, which had updated a 2022 version addressing sex and disability discrimination under federal law, according to a […]

Becker’s asked 14 healthcare leaders what steps they’re taking to align quality, Safety, and financial performance in 2026. The leaders featured below are speaking at Becker’s Perioperative Summit, Sept. 14-Sep. 15, 2026, at the Hilton Chicago. If you would like to join the event as a speaker, please contact Scott King at sking@beckershealthcare.com. As part of […]

Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy experts say the plan could help reduce billions of dollars in overcharges that have been common in the program for more than a decade. On Jan. […]

Dan Bowen was appointed president of Orlando Health Sebastian (Fla.) River Hospital, effective Jan. 19, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Bowen most recently served as market COO for Piedmont Medical Center in South Carolina, where he oversaw daily operations at Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill and Piedmont Medical Center Fort […]

Eli Lilly has entered a global research collaboration and licensing agreement with Seamless Therapeutics to develop programmable recombinase-based gene therapies for genetic hearing loss. Under the deal, Lilly secured exclusive rights to site-specific recombinases programmed by Seamless to target gene mutations associated with hearing loss, according to a Jan. 28 news release from Seamless Therapeutics. […]