Notable healthcare policies taking effect in 2026 will reshape hospital operations, reimbursement, insurance markets and patient access nationwide.

Hospitals deal with numerous requirements from local, state and national regulatory bodies. These requirements set the standards for what is acceptable and unacceptable, while also giving hospitals ...

To comply with a summer court order, the Biden administration made a last-minute change to its inpatient rates that will reduce payments to low wage hospitals. Released Monday, just before the start ...

PHOENIX — Sensitive life and death decisions involving some of Arizona's sickest COVID-19 patients are being made inside hospitals all over the state every single day. If you are a family member who ...

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), which includes both nonventilator-associated pneumonia (NVHAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), is one of the most common health care-associated infections ...

UnitedHealthcare is ramping up a prior authorization policy intended to shift outpatient surgeries to lower-cost settings outside of the hospital, a move that could put a dent in hospital revenue.

Addressing consolidation in the health care services market is an imperative, as health care services now represent over 51 percent of national health care expenditures, 90 percent of metropolitan ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The borough’s two hospitals have updated their respective visitation policies in response to the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Staten Island. Richmond ...

As flu cases continue to rise across the Coastal Empire, St. Joseph's/Candler has implemented visitor restrictions across all ...