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New jobs report indicates healthcare’s importance, Kaiser/Renown deal, lower Covid death rates

More than half of large employers intend to reduce benefits or shift costs to employees to control overall health plan costs, according to new data from Mercer.

CBO finds OBBB could lead to Medicare cuts, employers expecting major healthcare cost increases in 2026, competing immunization guidelines.

A new report shows that the difference between expected and observed mortality rates for hospitalized surgical patients continues to improve.

A better credit outlook for hospitals, AI takes center stage, staffing troubles at VA hospitals

This week’s graphic features data from a new report from KFF highlighting how little competition there is in most markets for Medicare Advantage.

UnitedHealth’s difficulties continue, more doctors exit traditional Medicare, troubling new report on hospital safety reporting

CBO report on OBBB, Aidoc secures financing, ACA premiums to spike

Medicare proposed rule includes site neutrality, judge strikes Biden-era medical debt relief, healthcare data breaches rise.

This week’s graphic highlights a new report from The Commonwealth Fund with data on state-by-state health performance.

The healthcare industry will see roughly $1 trillion in federal spending cuts over the next decade now that H.R. 1—better known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—has been signed into law.

In light of Medicaid cuts in the now-signed OBBB becoming law, this week’s graphic highlights a prominent use of Medicaid.