Alex Kacik

Health systems are rethinking their use of noncompete agreements despite a Texas court ruling that may doom the Federal Trade Commission's ban on those employment contract provisions.

A powerful Senate committee plans to commence a bipartisan investigation into the Steward Health Care meltdown next week.

Rural hospitals are weighing which services to cut if lawmakers do not boost Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and streamline pay processes, CEOs said.

Steward Health Care plans to shut down two Massachusetts hospitals next month, bringing the total number of closures in the commonwealth this year to three.

Steward Health Care intends to lay off more than 1,200 workers this month at two Massachusetts hospitals facing closure.

Providers notched another win in the legal battle over the No Surprises Act, forcing regulators to rework how the law is implemented.

Bad press and strict regulations have scared away some potential Steward Health Care hospital buyers, according to the company's landlord Medical Properties Trust.

Private equity-owned Rural Healthcare Group plans to acquire Steward Health Care's physician group for $245 million.

Health systems have been forced to delay care and forgo revenue as they manage device and drug shortages.

Lifespan, Boston Medical Center and Lawrence General Hospital tentatively agreed to take over six Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts, state officials announced Friday.