Category: Press Release

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has opened a retail pharmacy at its Buckhorn, Pa., clinic to make it easier for patients to fill prescriptions and pick up over-the-counter medications before leaving their appointments. The pharmacy is within the multispecialty clinic, according to a March 30 system news release. The site will also provide remote Meds to Beds […]

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has adopted a new governance structure and leadership model aimed at strengthening systemwide alignment and oversight. Here are three things to know, according to a March 27 news release from the health system: 1. Beebe Medical Center, Beebe Medical Foundation and Beebe Medical Group currently operate with separate boards and bylaws. […]

Organizations representing thousands of U.S. hospitals have proposed federal policy reforms for the long-term care hospital market, including changing the “dual-rate” payment system.  Long-term care hospitals provide specialized post-acute care. Healthcare leaders and organizations have long raised concerns about these hospitals, which they say face chronic underfunding and high denials for prior authorizations, leading to […]

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center recorded an operating loss of $47.9 million (-0.6% operating margin) in 2025, down from an operating income of $202.2 million (2.5% margin) in 2024, according to its March 31 financial report. Memorial Sloan said its operating loss in 2025 was primarily driven by increased costs associated with […]

Republicans are weighing new healthcare spending cuts as part of a broader effort to fund a budget package that could include up to $200 billion for the Iran war and immigration enforcement, according to a March 30 report from Axios.  The early stage discussions mark a potential revival of contentious healthcare policy changes with significant […]

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System will develop a solid organ transplant program at Tampa-based St. Joseph’s Hospital in partnership with Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine.  BayCare expects to begin performing kidney transplants in 2027, according to a March 31 news release from the health system.  BayCare and Northwestern launched their partnership in 2025, aimed at expanding access […]

The FDA has approved a higher-dose regimen of Spinraza for spinal muscular atrophy, providing a new treatment option for patients. The regimen includes 50 milligram per 5 milliliter and 28 milligram per 5 milliliter doses and is designed to deliver higher drug concentrations during both loading and maintenance phases, according to a March 30 news […]

While patient-centered care has been widely recognized as integral to high-quality care for over a quarter of a century, hospitals and health systems are missing the mark when goal concordant care (GCC) is compartmentalized as important only when a cure is no longer possible. A recent study published in Cancer uncovered significant misalignment between treatment […]

Artificial intelligence can support, but should not replace, clinical decision-making,  ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices said in its latest annual ranking on patient safety concerns. In the report, “navigating the AI diagnostic dilemma” was named the No. 1 patient safety concern for 2026. The biggest risks cited concerned overreliance on the technology, […]

Last August, as part of the federal government’s crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration status. But seven months later, findings from five states shared with KFF Health News show […]