Alex Kacik

Health systems are focused on tuition aid and career advancement as they seek to fill workforce shortages and reduce contract labor costs.

The Justice Department in February accused OhioHealth of allegedly blocking insurers from offering plans featuring lower-cost hospitals.

Rural clinically integrated hospital networks are spreading as hospitals seek scale, stronger negotiating leverage with insurers and lower costs.

Health systems are expanding surgery, imaging, infusion and rehab services as payers, regulators and competitors push more care into outpatient settings.

As reimbursement and regulatory pressures mount, health systems are shifting from traditional hospital acquisitions to outpatient care transactions.

Steve Walsh will succeed Rick Pollack, who has led the trade group since 2015.

Starting this fall, Steve Walsh will lead one of the biggest lobbying spenders in healthcare after serving as Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association president and CEO since 2017.

Allegheny Health Network added two hospitals and 500 physicians in the Heritage Valley deal, while agreeing to court-imposed conditions.

A former Alignment Healthcare executive alleges the Medicare Advantage insurer misclassified expenses to inflate earnings and executive pay.

Health systems are using private equity-backed joint ventures to expand outpatient care, increase referrals, boost capital and limit costs.