South Lake Tahoe, Calif.-based Barton Health became the sole governing member of Carson Valley Health, effective Jan. 21. For 25 years, Barton Health and Renown Health jointly governed Gardnerville, Nev.-based critical access hospital under a dual membership model. The organizations agreed that Barton would become the sole member going forward. “We understand its history and […]
Continue ReadingThe CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers drew the ire of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle during congressional hearings Jan. 22 over industry consolidation, prior authorization practices and executive pay, with members pressing executives to explain how vertical integration benefits consumers as insurance premiums continue to climb. Stephen Hemsley of UnitedHealth Group, […]
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Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year. And now, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that many […]
Continue ReadingThe Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A […]
Continue ReadingAfter a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country. However, the newly appointed principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ralph Abraham, said he was unbothered by the prospect at a briefing for […]
Continue ReadingSan Luis Obispo, Calif.-based Adventist Health Sierra Vista has received approval for a $220 million expansion project, the Paso Robles Daily News reported Jan. 19. Planning is underway for the project aimed at increasing capacity, supporting new technology, and expanding services locally to reduce the need for patients to seek complex care outside of the […]
Continue ReadingPittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has opened a $6.2 million inpatient rehabilitation unit at Natrona Heights-based Allegheny Valley Hospital. The renovated unit expands the hospital’s inpatient rehabilitation bed capacity from 17 to 29, according to a Jan. 15 news release from Allegheny Health Network. The system began construction on the unit in July 2025 and added […]
Continue ReadingThe American Academy of Pediatrics and several other medical groups have asked a federal judge to declare recent changes to the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule unlawful, arguing HHS bypassed the scientific review and public input processes required by law. The groups filed an amended complaint Jan. 19 in the U.S. District Court for the District […]
Continue ReadingLifepoint Rehabilitation, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, has established a joint venture with Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System to operate an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Green Bay, Wis. Construction on the 40-bed Hospital Sisters Health System Rehabilitation Hospital is currently underway, with an expected opening later in 2026, according to a Jan. 12 […]
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