With a fraction of beds in play for new arrivals, waiting room patients — even some arriving by ambulance — are increasingly likely to be seen, examined and treated in the lobby. The consequences are ...

The nonpartisan CBO estimates that the Republican budget bill that passed the House by one vote this morning would trigger about $500 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare. This is because Congress is ...

The bill includes several proposed changes to Medicaid. Lawmakers argue that changes introduced by the bill will bring in hundreds of billions in necessary savings through the introduction of new work ...

Startups are marketing AI products with lifelike voices to schedule or cancel medical visits, refill prescriptions, and help triage patients.

The reverberations that ChatGPT sent through one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful technology empires say a lot about the nature of disruption in the tech industry. Google had seen off any number of ...

Tight margins and rising costs are threatening the sustainability of hospital and health systems. Several factors are placing immense pressure on the bottom lines of hospitals and health systems ...

Whether a health system is acquiring new technology or maintaining or upgrading its existing tech platform, a key point of concern for CFOs is technical debt. Budgeting for new expenses can be tricky ...

UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned House Republicans, "Don't f--- around with Medicaid," as he pressed them during a closed-door meeting to pass a major tax bill, a source told CNBC. Trump's ...

The pricey medications remain out of reach for millions of patients across the country who could benefit from them.

This article was published on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in KFF Health News.

At the recent HealthLeaders CFO Exchange CFOs were both ‘terrified’ and eager to discuss: tariffs. They talked about their concerns for supply costs and how they will navigate potential vendor shifts ...