Emergency department overcrowding has been a problem for decades, but there is evidence that it is getting worse.

More management time must be focused on creating a world-class appointment system at all levels of the delivery system. Moving management of your overall appointment process up your priority list will pay material dividends.

This week’s graphic takes stock of the 2024 financial performance of four leading insurers: Humana, Cigna, CVS and UHG.

HHS withdraws Richardson Waiver, new Fitch report on potential impacts of federal policy changes, UnitedHealthcare to reduce prior authorizations.

Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, President and CEO of America’s Essential Hospitals, joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to talk about how federal spending cuts could impact safety net hospitals nationwide.

The graphic highlights the most recent data from software and analytics firm Strata Decision Technology comparing 2024 hospital volumes by admission types with 2023 and 2022 volumes.

House passes budget resolution, President Trump issues executive order on price transparency, first death from measles in United States since 2015 reported.

As healthcare looks to another period of uncertainty — namely the impact of potential tariffs on its supply chain — it’s important to remain vigilant, keep informed and be purposeful about next steps

Senior living mergers and acquisitions involving not-for-profit entities continued to rise in 2024, with 62 announced transactions—up from 59 in 2023—according to a new analysis by Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.

A deeper dive into Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report data provides important lessons in the management of departmental performance and shared services costs.

Budget Committee Republicans have tasked the Energy and Commerce Committee with finding $880 billion in cuts to federal healthcare spending.

HHS probationary workers fired, Hart-Scott-Rodino changes lead to deluge of premerger filings, the state of the flu response.