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Medicaid cuts could worsen home care worker shortage

Medicaid cuts could worsen home care worker shortage

States have increased provider payment rates to address workforce shortages, but they may have to cut back if spending cuts hit Medicaid,...

Hospitals are more packed post-pandemic

Hospitals are more packed post-pandemic

Hospital occupancy rates were higher in 2024 than 2019. If occupancy rates trend up, the nation could face a bed shortage by...

GOP calls for $1.5T in cuts, much of which could come from healthcare

GOP calls for $1.5T in cuts, much of which could come from healthcare

House Republicans unveiled their budget wish list on Wednesday, which directs the Energy and Commerce Committee — which oversees Medicare and...

Trump orders agencies to plan for ‘large-scale’ job cuts

Trump orders agencies to plan for ‘large-scale’ job cuts

While Trump’s executive order provides substantial power to Elon Musk’s DOGE effort, it’s not specifically targeted to health agencies like...

AHA joins call for Trump to exempt devices from import tariffs

AHA joins call for Trump to exempt devices from import tariffs

Disruption to the supply of devices from China would curtail hospitals’ ability to perform life-saving surgeries and protect patients and...

Why health systems should be ‘clear-eyed’ about business goals for AI tools

Why health systems should be ‘clear-eyed’ about business goals for AI tools

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Health Technology Institute, discusses the institute’s new task force that aims to study...

Preserving access, affordability are Americans’ top healthcare priorities: Gallup

Preserving access, affordability are Americans’ top healthcare priorities: Gallup

Democrats and Republicans both want to see federal lawmakers address critical public health concerns. However, they were split on which...

RFK Jr. fumbles Medicare basics during second confirmation hearing

RFK Jr. fumbles Medicare basics during second confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for HHS secretary, seemed unfamiliar with the massive insurance program during a hearing Thursday. Article...

Healthcare’s outlook in 2025: New administration spells uncertainty, but hope remains

Healthcare’s outlook in 2025: New administration spells uncertainty, but hope remains

Although the industry will grapple with uncertainty in a second Trump administration, some hope that yearslong headwinds could begin reversing course...