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Ascension to acquire AmSurg and its 250 ASCs
Ascension has announced that it is acquiring AmSurg and its 250 ambulatory surgery centers across 34 states.
The Catholic, nonprofit health system said the transaction will significantly expand its ability to deliver care in community-based settings.
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Quest Analytics, Arcadia partner to build competitive networks
At AHIP 2025 in Las Vegas this week, Quest Analytics and Arcadia announced a data integration partnership that is expected to give payers the ability to build more competitive networks.
Federal judge orders grants terminated by NIH be restored
A federal court in Massachusetts has struck down the National Institutes of Health’s decision to cancel grants that fund biomedical research.
Senate Finance Committee releases its version of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, on Monday released the committee’s version of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
The committee’s text is the final piece of the upper chamber’s version of the bill to be released, and was the…
Providence cuts 600 jobs in restructuring
Providence announced it is cutting 600 mostly administrative jobs in a restructuring to adapt its operations for a new reality of reduced reimbursement and higher costs.
Tribal health amendments extend the ‘four walls’
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expanding Medicaid services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities by approving Medicaid State Plan Amendments (SPAs) in several states.
The amendments give the Indian Health Service (IHS) an…
Tribal health amendments extend the ‘four walls’
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expanding Medicaid services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities by approving Medicaid State Plan Amendments (SPAs) in several states.
The amendments give the Indian Health Service (IHS) an…
HIMSSCast: What new M&A filing requirements mean for healthcare
On February 10, new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification rules went into effect that upped the amount of information required by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice before the agencies approved a deal.
Senate bill would give physicians a 2% Medicare pay increase
The American Medical Association on Wednesday said it strongly supports the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 that would temporarily reverse the 2.83% payment cut to physicians.
RFK Jr. appoints 8 new members to vaccine advisory panel
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed eight new members to the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices two days after firing all 17 members.
Kennedy named the new members in a post on X on Wednesday.
