A new Kodiak Solutions analysis warns that Medicaid cuts under the OBBBA could cost hospitals up to $25 billion a year, hitting net revenue hard and reshaping payer mix and uncompensated care.

At Ochsner Health, about 70% of the patients who have engaged with the health system's virtual emergency department have avoided emergency room visits.

"We can't be the provider of choice if we're not the employer of choice," says Glencoe Regional Health's Ben Davis.

A practice-ready nurse is one who can make consistent, effective clinical judgements, and know when to ask for assistance, says this nursing leader.

Remove the healthcare sector and U.S. job growth is floundering.