Uneasy hospital executives sought assurances that the revenue from higher hospital provider taxes will be equitably distributed between hospitals and the state government.
Two construction workers were killed after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Merritt Island, Fla., according to ABC News, Fox 35 and Click Orlando. The construction site is for the new Cape Canaveral Hospital on Merritt Island, which is 57 miles southeast of Orlando. The area experienced heavy winds and rain on Wednesday, but the cause of the incident is under investigation, ABC News reported.
Valley Medical Center, where financial struggles recently forced the closure of several hospital units and outpatient clinics, is ending its affiliation with UW Medicine after more than a decade. The Renton, WA-based hospital — run by the state's oldest and largest public hospital district — is releasing few details about what led to the decision, but both Valley and UW Medicine confirm they’re winding down their 'strategic alliance.' They plan to formally part ways by the end of 2026, closing the chapter on an affiliation that's lasted about 14 years, following a rocky start around governing disputes and legal battles.
NYSNA, New York's largest union and professional association for registered nurses, which represents over 42,000 nurses and health care professionals, has been vocal about recent actions by some hospital systems that are cutting costs as well as jobs.
The legislative package would codify and expand Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements, which the first Trump administration introduced in 2019. ICHRAs allow employers to give workers untaxed dollars, which they can use to purchase health insurance on the individual market.
Humana has informed congressional staffers that it supports measures to limit billing practices that result in billions of extra payments to the industry. The company expressed willingness to endorse new restrictions on payments insurers can obtain from diagnoses recorded by nurse practitioners who visit enrollees in their homes.