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Payer
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance
More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace.
CEO
GOP Cuts Will Cripple Medicaid Enrollment, Warns CEO of Largest Public Health Plan
L.A. Care's Martha Santana-Chin is grappling with spending cuts that hinder providing healthcare to poor and medically vulnerable enrollees.
CFO
States Race to Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans
Within eight months, states must submit revised budgets, begin spending, and show the money is going to good use.
Innovation
Walmart Makes a Hesitant Return to Virtual Care. Here's Why.
The retail giant has unveiled Better Care Services, offering members online access to a handful of third-party urgent care and...
CFO
Infographic: 3 Lessons CFOs Will Learn From This Month’s Cover Story
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is reshaping hospital economics ? here?s what CFOs must do to protect margins,...
Payer
They Couldn't Access Mental Healthcare When They Needed It. Now They're Suing Their Insurer.
A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer's ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care...
Payer
Millions of Americans Are Expected to Drop Their Affordable Care Act Plans. They're Looking for a Plan B.
Marketplace plans from the ACA no longer feel very affordable to many people.
CFO
A Heated Rivalry in Tennessee: Vitruvian Health Pushes Back Against HCA Expansion
As HCA Healthcare seeks to build a freestanding emergency department in Bradley County, Vitruvian Health is seeking to block the...
Innovation
How to Integrate Trial Recruitment Into Clinical Care
Aided by AI and better EHRs, healthcare leaders are integrating clinical trial recruitment into care management and coordination.
CMO
Iowa Doesn't Have Enough OB-GYNs. The State's Abortion Ban Might Be Making It Worse.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, multiple states, including Iowa, enacted abortion bans.
CFO
Infographic: The Top 5 CFO Themes of 2025
From Medicaid margin pressure to AI-driven automation, CFOs in 2025 navigated a year defined by resilience, reinvention, and disciplined...
CEO
756 Rural Hospitals Nationwide at Risk of Closure
New analysis warns that inadequate reimbursement and flawed payment models are pushing hundreds of rural hospitals toward closure.