The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized a rule expanding healthcare access for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, with the goal of ensuring they’ll no longer be…
Steward Health Care, among the largest physician-led hospital operators in the country, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company announced today.
Steward is finalizing a deal with its landlord, Medical Properties Trust, on the terms of a bankru…
For an undisclosed sum, The University of Kansas Health System has acquired Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri, the health system’s first expansion into that state, with the definitive agreement signed this week.
Liberty Hospital’s decision to becom…
KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Beginning Wednesday, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or hospital occupancy data to the Department of Health and Human Services, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The legislature is considering taking the first steps to make Covered California plans available to immigrants without permanent legal status. The state has already extended Medi-Cal coverage to low-income immigrants.
Cigna reported a $277 million net loss during its Q1 earnings call on Thursday. This compares with profits of $1.27 billion a year earlier.
The loss is driven by a non-cash after-tax net realized investment loss of $1.8 billion, primarily related t…
A new rule prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability has been finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office of Civil Rights, and seeks to advance equity and boost protections for people with disabilities under…
The share of fee-for-service Medicare enrollees choosing a Medicare Supplement plan rose to 41.4% in 2022, increasing for the fifth consecutive year, according to findings from a new AHIP report.
The new report describes the various types of Medicare S…
New Leapfrog Group findings show patient perspectives on hospital care indicate significant signs of improvement since the fall 2023 Safety Grades.
The spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades show preventable healthcare-associated infections have decreased …
