Democratic attorneys general across 19 states and Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against HHS, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other federal health officials, alleging that the agency's restructuring endangers the American public after several public health programs were dismantled and thousands of federal health workers fired in the process.
Two Maryland-based hospitals have merged. Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin and TidalHealth of Salisbury signed a definitive agreement on Thursday, bringing the two health systems together under TidalHealth.
Envision Healthcare is exiting imaging, with its 400 radiologists joining industry giant Rad Partners. The nation's largest radiology practice—now employing 4,000 physicians—also has inked a "transition agreement" with Envision. This will grant its nearly 100 client care sites the option of continuing contracts with Rad Partners to ensure a seamless transition. Both sides emphasized this is not an acquisition but declined to disclose financial terms of the deal.